Promoting the FCN Role
Tools to help others understand your role
This page provides Faith Community Nurses (FCNs) with practical resources to share the vision of faith-based nursing and promote their role within their congregation. Whether you’re seeking support or endorsement from your faith leader, educating congregants and the community about your work, or building trust and understanding, these tools help you communicate clearly, highlight your impact, and strengthen relationships as you serve.
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Quick Reference Guide: FCN Role
A handy guide for Faith Community Nurses outlining their key responsibilities, the populations they serve, boundaries of their practice, and tips for clearly explaining their role to leaders, congregants, and the community.
Why Consider a Faith Community Nurse?
This document explains the vital role of Faith Community Nurses (FCNs) in congregational health ministry. It highlights how FCNs combine professional nursing expertise with compassionate, spiritually integrated care, serving individuals, families, and the broader community. It covers what sets FCNs apart—their community connection, whole-person approach, specialized training, and ability to guide members through complex health needs—while showing how they support faith leaders, strengthen outreach, and enhance overall congregational well-being.
Why Health Organizations Should Support Faith Community Nursing Programs
Faith community nursing programs integrate spiritual care with community health promotion, offering health education, wellness support, and chronic disease management in faith-based settings. This article explores how health organizations can support these programs—through funded positions or educational and resource support for voluntary practice—to improve employee engagement, job satisfaction, and retention, while advancing community health outcomes, addressing social determinants of health, and aligning with hospital community health improvement plans. Learn practical strategies for implementing FCN programs, ensuring safe and ethical practice, and demonstrating organizational value.