DECATUR - The job title is simple: parish nurse. But the duties come in a wide variety of forms. The common denominator: They're dedicated people who help bring physical and spiritual well-being to ...

AKRON, Ohio -- When Lisa Edwards learned she had cervical cancer in 2009, she called the parish nurse. "I need you," the mother of three said to Cindy Rocco, a registered nurse who was employed by ...

Calvin College will offer another preparation course for parish nurses next January, February and March. Parish nursing is a 2,000-year-old tradition, partnering caregivers and churches in a ...

FARGO - Rick Burgess sat down with a nurse to have his blood pressure checked, and the results raised a warning flag. "Pretty much as I expected," he said when told of the reading. But a moment later ...

COLUMBUS — Hands on assistance and spiritual support are the hallmarks of the Parish Nurse program at First United Methodist Church of Columbus. The nurses of the congregation are celebrating the ...

When Sharon Brooks retired from a career in nursing that lasted more than four decades, her friends knew she was not yet done helping others. Now the Bettendorf woman, who last worked as a school ...

MOLINE – Scriptures say you can't serve two masters, but parish nurse Jenny Henderson masters two services. Mrs. Henderson, of Bettendorf, serves as a parish nurse at Christ Church of the Anglican ...

BETTENDORF -- A note about parish nursing once left languishing in Tammie Harper's ''to-do-later file'' has moved to the top of her ''tasks-done'' stack. Mrs. Harper, of Bettendorf, and two other ...