{"title":"Unearthing Culture to Support Health Promotion: Learning from Rural Guatemalan Women.","authors":"Linda S Johanson, Carol Claypool","doi":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001251","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001251","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>This ethnographical qualitative study focused on health perceptions and practices of rural Guatemalan women. Researchers gathered data through interviews and observations in health, school, and village settings. Three themes emerged in data analysis: health practices are related to the situation of poverty; knowledge gaps exist related to healthcare; and natural remedies are a prevalent practice in rural communities. The findings can help structure sustainable health programs not only for rural Guatemalan communities but where poverty and/or lack of knowledge influence health, as well as point to the importance of nurses practicing cultural humility and providing collaborative care.</p>","PeriodicalId":44165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Christian Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142669628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Caregiving: A Journey of Grace.","authors":"Melinda Hermanns, Danice Greer","doi":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001258","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001258","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Caregiving is a fundamental nursing role. However, when providing care to parents, the nurse experiences caregiving in a completely different way. The stresses and challenges the nurse experiences can be used to support others in similar caregiving experiences. In this article, caregiver role strain is discussed, and spiritual interventions are offered along with insight into the physical, mental, and emotional requirements of caregiving.</p>","PeriodicalId":44165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Christian Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142669627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Considering Certification.","authors":"Jayne Jennings Dunlap","doi":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001199","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001199","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Christian Nursing","volume":"41 4","pages":"260"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discussion Board.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001213","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001213","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Christian Nursing","volume":"41 4","pages":"263"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Where is Your Mind Set?","authors":"Kathy Schoonover-Shoffner","doi":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001222","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001222","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Christian Nursing","volume":"41 4","pages":"203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discerning a Call to Missions.","authors":"Margaret De Jong Morgenthaler","doi":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001202","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001202","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Christian Nursing","volume":"41 4","pages":"210"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P Ann Solari-Twadell, Mary Ann McDermott, Roberta Schweitzer, Carol Tippe
{"title":"Growth of a Movement Through Spiritual Leadership: Faith Community Nursing in the United States.","authors":"P Ann Solari-Twadell, Mary Ann McDermott, Roberta Schweitzer, Carol Tippe","doi":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001197","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001197","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Faith community nursing often is anchored in a community through local networks that support the development of both the ministry and the faith community nurse. Such local networks are established and sustained through the leadership of faith community nurses (FCNs). A research study interviewed nurses recognized as foundational to the development of FCNs in the United States from 1984 to 2000. The Waterwheel Model of Spiritual Leadership was used as a construct for interviewing 24 FCN leaders discovered through Delphi methodology. An adaptation of Colazzi's method of qualitative analysis was used to analyze data collected in videotaped format. Three predominant themes emerged that may be instrumental to developing future FCN leaders and growth of this specialty nursing practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":44165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Christian Nursing","volume":"41 4","pages":"224-230"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Communication as Healing Art in Caring for Persons with Alzheimer's and Dementia.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001220","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001220","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Christian Nursing","volume":"41 4","pages":"E75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning to Lament.","authors":"Ashley Barstow, Hannah Smith, Jessica Watson","doi":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001208","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001208","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Christian Nursing","volume":"41 4","pages":"208"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patient-Centered Nursing for the Christ-Centered Nurse.","authors":"Shauna L Meilner","doi":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001210","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001210","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Patient-centered care (PCC), a term coined decades ago, is a key but challenging focus of nursing practice. The history, development, and current dialogue about PCC along with biblical perspectives on caregiving, wisdom, and discernment help nurses who follow Christ to offer compassionate PCC. Strategies are proposed for meaningfully engaging patients and families as active participants in healthcare. The Christian nurse can best provide consistent, effective PCC by remaining Christ-centered.</p>","PeriodicalId":44165,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Christian Nursing","volume":"41 4","pages":"246-251"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}