The general question for this project is “Will developing an FCN model of care for the church senior citizen parishioners improve understanding of the disease self-management?”
The practice-focused questions include:
i. What challenges are faced by the church senior citizen parishioners with understanding health care and disease self-management, and the family members of the faith-based community? ii. What are the challenges faced by Faith Community Nurses in role …show more content…
The sources of evidence are Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Google Scholar, Cochrane, and EBSCOhost databases. Evaluative criteria will be used to determine quality, suitability, and coverage of selected articles. For instance, the aspect of coverage will be achievable by reviewing articles related to the topic. The quality, relevance, and date of publication utilized as part of the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sources selected must be related to parish and faith community nurses and published within the last five years. Keywords and combination of words to be used in this to search for relevant literature are community-based care, parish nursing, community health, parish nurses experience, caregiving role of parish nurses, caregiving models, and change …show more content…
Currently, the center offers trips, meetings, prayer, crafts, fire safety, and meals, but nothing to promote the health and well-being of parishioners. The DNP proposal goal is to bridge the gap between the best practices expected from the hospital discharged individuals and what is being done in the church to promote disease management understanding and health care awareness. The anticipated outcome is that after the implementation of the FCN model of care at the local church senior’s citizen center, better health practices and enhancement of values within the faith