title: Creating a culture for evidence-based practice in the faith community.
abstract: Faith community nurses (FCN) are in an ideal position to lead the faith community in creating structures and models to integrate research and evidence-based practices into faith-based ministries. In transforming an organization, the FCN considers ways to educate the community on the value of research. By embracing research as a method for informing practice, the FCN plays a vital role in evaluating faith-based interventions.
authors.affiliation: Community Health Nursing, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lashley
mesh_terms: D002835:Christianity; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D015397:Program Evaluation; D008921:Religious Missions / Q000458:organization & administration*