Faith United Methodist Church

Health Ministries Committee/Parish Nurse Coordinator

Nurse

To contact the Health Ministries Committee/Parish Nurse Coordinator, please call the church office at 482-2030.
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The Health Ministries Committee/Parish Nurse Coordinator assist the pastors with visitation of church shut-ins and those who are recovering from an illness or hospitalization. Anyone desiring a visit or phone call or anyone aware of someone who needs a visitation can contact the church office and leave a message which will be forwarded to our Committee/Parish Nurse Coordinator.

What is the function of a Parish Nurse?
Parish Nurses are registered nurses, committed to helping parishioners meet their entire health needs of body, mind and spirit by being:

A health educator, providing wellness information, acting as a resource person, and teaching how to be a "volunteer visitor".

Parish Nurses are Health Advocates-Communicants for an individual as may be needed. They work closely with the pastors and assist congregation members in finding their way through healthcare systems.

Parish Nurses are Health Counselors who listen to concerns and discus health issues.

Parish Nurses are Health Support Facilitators who act as a referral source, have knowledge of community resources, faith community resources and promote new or existing resources.

Parish Nurses Coordinator
Mrs. Marj Fose became Faith's Parish Nurse Coordinator May 1, 2005.

Marj graduated from Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing/RN. Her work experience includes 20 plus years in long term care, including 17 years as night supervisor at a skilled nursing facility in Rochester, NY. She also worked as a Unit Manager and then Staff Educator at Lee Convalescent Care in Ft. Myers and works part time at Shell Point in addition to her role as Parish Nurse at Faith.

Marj, her husband Larry, and 8 year old daughter Kim, moved to Ft Myers in July of '04 (just in time for hurricane season).

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Health Ministries Committee Members are:

Fose, Marj, RN, BSN, Staff Parish Nurse Coordinator
Chapman, Marian, RN, Visitation
Deveny, Betty, Beauty and Barber
Deveny, Bob, Medical Equipment
Hervey, Roger, Web Site
Jennings, Rufus, M.D., Medical Director of CPR/AED
Kuhns, Jan, RN, Visitation
Lee, Bonnie, RN, Co-Leader
Rogers, Dee, RN, Communications
Stanton, Joan, RN, Co-Leader
Mair, Dorthy and Anee MacIntosh, Circle of Friends Leaders

Upcoming Programs

The Next Blood Pressure Sunday is March 25, 2007.

	Blood Pressures are taken in the Narthex before each service on the last Sunday of each month You are encouraged to have your blood pressure checked regularly
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