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Covid Vaccine Taskforce
Covid Vaccine Taskforce

Covid Vaccine Taskforce

The National Association of Catholic Nurses, U.S.A. (NACN-USA) Taskforce met to assist Catholic nurses in formulating their conscience and religious exemption application against the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Our taskforce developed the following to assist nurses in their thought processes and examination of their personal conscience and religious beliefs: Table of Contents 1. Catholic Magisterium Teaching with notes on conscience, Dignity of Life, Fetal Cells, Right to Life, Aborted Human Foetuses, Mandating Vaccines and Moral Conscience of Human Beings. 3 2. Points to Consider – “Right of Conscience” and “Free [...]

Janet Munday2021-11-18T12:20:43-05:00November 7, 2021|COVID Resources, Educational Programs, In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health|

Informed Consent and Forming Conscience in 2021
Informed Consent and Forming Conscience in 2021

Informed Consent and Forming Conscience in 2021

Documents related to informed consent and forming conscience. Catechism of the Catholic Church-ARTICLE 6 - Conscience NCBC-Statement On Vaccine Mandates CDF-Respect for Human Life in Its Origin CDF-Note On the Morality of Using Some Anti-COVID-19 Vaccines

Janet Munday2021-09-09T22:02:40-04:00September 9, 2021|COVID Resources, Integration Of Faith And Health, Patient Advocacy|

Vaccine Mandate Statement from NCBC
Vaccine Mandate Statement from NCBC

Vaccine Mandate Statement from NCBC

As resources and new evidence continues to be developed, the NACN-USA strives to share those with our members. If you have a Catholic Nurse in your life, consider sharing our website with them and encourage membership. We are stronger together as Catholic Nurses in living out the mission Christ has called us to. If you are not a Catholic Nurse but would like to support our association consider becoming an Associate Member or make a donation. The following is an excerpt from an updated statement from the National Catholic Bioethics [...]

Janet Munday2021-08-29T10:28:50-04:00August 29, 2021|COVID Resources, Educational Programs, In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, Patient Advocacy|

Ethical and Religious Directives
Ethical and Religious Directives

Ethical and Religious Directives

The NACN-USA Committee on Ethics and Spirituality suggest that Catholic nurses, whether working in a Catholic or non-Catholic health care setting, know the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs) and follow them. This sixth edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services was developed by the Committee on Doctrine of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and approved by the USCCB at its June 2018 Plenary Assembly. PREAMBLE "Health care in the United States is marked by extraordinary change. [...]

Janet Munday2021-08-18T10:40:43-04:00August 18, 2021|COVID Resources, Educational Programs, Integration Of Faith And Health, Patient Advocacy|

Zelenko Covid-19 Prophylaxis Protocol
Zelenko Covid-19 Prophylaxis Protocol

Zelenko Covid-19 Prophylaxis Protocol

Zelenko Covid-19 Prophylaxis Protocol Website: VladimirZelenkoMD.com Prophylaxis is an action taken to prevent or protect against a specified disease. Greek in origin, from the word "phylax", meaning "to guard" and "watching." The NACN-USA does not prescribe specific treatment regimens. Please discuss any treatment choices with your health care provider. A document by Vladimir Zelenko, MD that discusses low risk, moderate risk and high risk patients in regard to COVID-19. This 2 page document with references includes lists of protocols for each level and can fully accessed in a PDF [...]

Janet Munday2021-08-17T22:30:02-04:00August 17, 2021|COVID Resources, Educational Programs, Patient Advocacy|

A Guide to Home-Based COVID Treatment
A Guide to Home-Based COVID Treatment

A Guide to Home-Based COVID Treatment

Step-By-Step Doctors’ Plan That Could Save Your Life. An educational resource from The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPSonline.org) The NACN-USA does not prescribe specific treatment regimens. Please discuss any treatment choices with your health care provider. A Guide to Home-Based COVID Treatment is built on the rapidly accumulating peer-reviewed published medical research, written by practicing physicians with decades of experience treating patients with all kinds of illnesses. We provide a step-by-step guide to medically sound early treatments that have a reasonable probability of success in this emergency [...]

Janet Munday2021-08-17T22:31:16-04:00August 13, 2021|COVID Resources, Educational Programs, In The News, Patient Advocacy|

Prevention & Treatment Protocols for COVID-19
Prevention & Treatment Protocols for COVID-19

Prevention & Treatment Protocols for COVID-19

Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance Prevention & Treatment Protocols For COVID-19 The NACN-USA does not prescribe specific treatment regimens. Please discuss any treatment choices with your health care provider. A powerful resource from the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance. Read about Prevention Protocols related to Ivermectin, Vitamin D3, Vitamin C, Quercetin, Zinc, Melatonin, and more potentially beneficial therapies for COVID-19. Also, learn about behavioral preventions: masks, handwashing and distancing. Read and Download the 2-page Prevention Protocols Additionally, the FLCCA has published a document providing guidance to physicians [...]

Janet Munday2021-08-17T22:04:24-04:00August 11, 2021|COVID Resources, Educational Programs, Patient Advocacy|

Can I Be Required To Take The COVID-19 Vaccine?
Can I Be Required To Take The COVID-19 Vaccine?

Can I Be Required To Take The COVID-19 Vaccine?

Can I Be Required To Take The COVID-19 Vaccine? HEALTH CARE CIVIL RIGHTS TASK FORCE DEFENDING CIVIL RIGHTS OF PATIENTS AND THEIR ACCESS TO LIFE-SUSTAINING HEALTH CARE healthcarecivilrights.org | healthcarecivilrights@gmail.com PRESS RELEASE Can I Be Required To Take The COVID-19 Vaccine? Contact: Michael Vacca, Christ Medicus Foundation: (248) 897-0599 March 8th 2021 As Members of the Health Care Civil Rights Task Force, our respective organizations have been fielding an increasing number of inquiries relating to individuals being required to take the COVID-19 vaccine. We offer this press release as a general response to this issue. We [...]

Janet Munday2021-08-17T20:38:55-04:00March 8, 2021|COVID Resources, In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, Patient Advocacy|

Protect Your Conscience in the Workplace
Protect Your Conscience in the Workplace

Protect Your Conscience in the Workplace

NACN-USA gives no legal advice. The NACN-USA Committee on Ethics and Spirituality The NACN-USA Committee on Ethics and Spirituality offers ten (10) suggestions for Catholic Nurses to protect their conscience, whether working in a Catholic or non-Catholic health care setting. Know the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs) and follow them. Be proactive. Do not automatically assume that the ERDs and your conscientious objections will be honored. Make clear in the job interview process that you are a Catholic nurse and that you follow the [...]

Janet Munday2021-08-18T11:16:16-04:00December 18, 2020|COVID Resources, In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, Patient Advocacy, Resources|

CICIAMS Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2020
CICIAMS Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2020

CICIAMS Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2020

Read international Catholic Nurse news from around the world. In this Winter 2020 edition read about: Editorial Comments - Donatus Akpan Secretary General The Importance of the Virtue of Hope in our Work Advice to Nurses from Blessed Hanna Chrzanowska for these difficult times 2020: A Year for the Nurse and Midwife: A Year Indeed by Iyare, Beatrice Ehigiator RN, RAEN, RM, RNE - Nigeria A New Normal of Heart During COVID "The Nurse" by Anne Kabimba - Kenya

Kwohead2024-03-13T19:02:18-04:00December 12, 2020|blog, COVID Resources, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Spiritual Nourishment|