Janet Munday, Author at NACN-USA

Ruzicka Receives Greeley Award

COL Diana Ruzicka, USA Retired, RN, MSN (Oncology & Administration), MA (Army War College), MA (Theology-pending Thesis), CNS-BC 2015 ENDOW - Julia Greeley Award ENDOW (Educating on the Nature & Dignity of Women) is a private lay apostolate of the Catholic Church. Endow offers small study groups as a primary means of connecting women and girls in faith and friendship while exploring Catholic teachings. All nurses would benefit from the study On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering (Salvifici Doloris). Visit Endow Website

Janet Munday2015-04-24T00:00:00-04:00April 24, 2015|Educational Programs, In The News, News, Resources, Spiritual Nourishment|

Ireland Hosts World Congress 2014

CICIAMS XIX World Congress - Dublin, Ireland September 23-26, 2014 U.S. delegation: Dr. Marie Hilliard, Kathy Kirkpatrick, Alma Abuelouf, Marylee Meehan & Lorette Tierman CICIAMS XIX World Congress on Protecting Family Life: The Roles and Responsibilities of Nurse and Midwives was held September 23-26, 2014, hosted by the Catholic Nurses Guild of Ireland at All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. [Read conference presentations] The conference began with an opening Mass and welcome reception on Tuesday evening. The next three [...]

Janet Munday2014-09-23T00:00:00-04:00September 23, 2014|Educational Programs, In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Patient Advocacy, Resources, Spiritual Nourishment|

Ethics and Principles of Catholic Nurses

Ethics Guidelines and Principles of Practice for Catholic Nurses and Midwives Nursing and Midwifery practice globally is marked by extraordinary change. Not only is the change due technological advances, but because the system is being challenged by both institutional and social factors in different cultural settings. At the same time, there are many developments within the Church which affects the ecclesial mission of health care generally and nursing and midwifery practice. A contemporary understanding of the Catholic health care ministry must take into account the new challenges posed by the [...]

Janet Munday2014-07-01T00:00:00-04:00July 1, 2014|Educational Programs, In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Resources|

Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers (Pastoral Care)

November 20-22, 2014 - PCHCW Annual Conference, Vatican City. Theme: Autism November 21-23, 2013 - PCHCW Annual Conference in Vatican City. Theme: The Elderly June 14-15, 2013 - PCHCW, IV International Study Meeting, Vatican City, Theme: The Child as a Person and as a Patient: Therapeutic Approaches Compared. Attended by Marylee Meehan, NACN-USA Member and PCHCW Member appointed to the council by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007. The General Session addressed Pediatric Medicine Faced with Malaise and Disturbance in Children and The Suffering Child: Experiences Compared. There were 36 presenters [...]

Janet Munday2014-05-14T00:00:00-04:00May 14, 2014|Educational Programs, In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Patient Advocacy, Resources|

Nursing Award for Nowak

2014 National Nursing Award for Volunteerism Dr. Marian Nowak, RN, PhD Dr. Marian Nowak, DNP, MSN, MPH, RN, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Rutgers. The State University of New Jersey – Camden and a member of NACN-USA received the 2014 Nurse.com Nursing Excellence GEM (Giving Excellence Meaning) Award. Nurse.com’s prestigious Nursing Excellence Awards program honors outstanding nurses in regions across the country leading to the selection of National Nurses of the Year. Dr. Nowak is honored for local, national and international volunteer efforts including: • Local [...]

Janet Munday2014-04-24T00:00:00-04:00April 24, 2014|In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Resources|

Impact of Obamacare

Dr. Diana M.L. Newman, E.D. RN Diana Newman, President elect of NACN-USA was interviewed by Msgr Kieran Harrington of Brooklyn, NY on the radio show "In the Arena" The show aired 10/20/13 and the topic was " Health Care and the Church." The discussion centered on the impact of Obamacare on many aspects of health care. Many good points were made relevant to personal choices in the free market in light of Church teaching. The participants spoke in favor of strengthening US citizens’ rights to choose their own [...]

Janet Munday2013-10-20T00:00:00-04:00October 20, 2013|In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Resources|

Women’s Health Protection Act (Misnomer)

S1696-The Women’s Health Protection Act, (Misnomer) Read more about the act here.

Janet Munday2013-05-13T00:00:00-04:00May 13, 2013|In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Patient Advocacy, Resources|

High Honors for Members

Congratulations to Dr. Marie Hilliard, RN, PhD, JCL, NACN-USA board member and to Brother Ignatius Perkins, OP, PhD, FAAN, RN, Dean of Aquinas College School of Nursing and NACN-USA member. Both were selected to the Advisory Committee to update the American Nurses' Association Code of Ethics.

Janet Munday2013-05-13T00:00:00-04:00May 13, 2013|In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Resources|

Nurse Appointed to Vatican Council

Marylee Meehan, RN, MA Marylee Meehan, RN, MA, member of NACN-USA and affiliated Falls River Council in Massachusetts, was appointed by Pope Benedict IV to the Pontifical Council of Health Pastoral Care Workers in February 2011. She is the first lay woman ever to be appointed to this Pontifical Council, and also one of only three women members on the Council. Marylee is also a past President of CICIAMS. We are very proud of our NACN-USA sister in Christ. Marylee is a living testimony of what one [...]

Janet Munday2011-02-02T00:00:00-05:00February 2, 2011|In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Resources|

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