Convocation of Catholic Leaders - The Joy of the Gospel in America USCCB Convocation of Catholic Leaders --- NACN-USA DisplayDr. Marie Hilliard, MA, MS, JCL, PhD, RN, President-Elect, Diana Ruzicka, MSN, MA, MA, CNS-BC, RN, President & Alma Abuelouf, BSN, RN, Southeast Regional Director (2012-2014 President) From July 1-4, 2017 in Orlando, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) convened the Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America. This unprecedented gathering, led by the bishops of the United States brought together between 3,000-4,000 [...]

The Florence Nightingale Pledge I solemnly pledge myself before God and in presence of this assembly. To pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drugs. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty [...]

The Essential Hippocratic Oath Hippocrates, Author In the presence of the Almighty, I promise that I will fulfill this Oath to the best of my ability. Those who have taught me the art of Medicine I will respect, and will seek to faithfully impart my knowledge to those who also accept this covenant and to whom I am a mentor. I will always seek the physical and emotional well-being of my patients, according to my ability and judgment, being careful to cause no intentional harm. I will not [...]

The New Charter for Health Care Workers is a revision and updating of the earlier 1995 edition, also produced by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers. The work is divided into three major sections: “Procreating,” “Living,” and “Dying,” each of which lays out authoritative teachings in medical ethics grounded in the traditional resources of the Church. There are extensive citations to magisterial documents. The book will be of service to all who are working in healthcare, especially those in Catholic facilities or who are attending [...]

NACN-USA Comment on ANA Draft Position Statement on Artificial Nutrition & Hydration Read ANA Comments   ANA Proposal on Nutrition & Hydration at the End of Life may Damage the Profession of Nursing and Patients If Adopted This proposal makes broad generalizations about the withholding of nutrition and hydration. Despite statistical reports about the overall benefit, or lack of benefit, of assisted nutrition and hydration in some cases at the end of life, all cases are case specific, and need to be assessed as such, to determine if assisted nutrition [...]

6th Congress of the English Speaking Africa Region of CICIAMS Theme: Scaling up Africa Health Services, through Nurses, the Merciful Careers of Humanity" Catholic Diocese of Manzini, Swaziland, South Africa, 23-26 August 2016. Read the Draft Agenda with Registration in this PDF    

Effective January 1, 2017, Pope Francis instituted the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development into which was merged the competences of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, and the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers. Within the Dicastery are: The Commission for Charity The Commission for Ecology The Commission for Health Care Workers   Cardinal Peter Turkson, the President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, is the first prefect of [...]