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Documents to Guide the Ethical Nurse

Documents for Guidance on Ethical Issues in Nursing Practice Vatican New Charter for Health Care Workers, 2017 Charter for Health Care Workers, 2014 CICIAMS - International Catholic Committee of Nurses & Nurse Practitioners CICIAMS Ethics Guidelines and Principles of Practice for Catholic Nurses and Midwives, July 2014 USCCB - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Guidelines for Evaluating Reiki as an Alternative Therapy, Committee on Doctrine, 2009 Ethical & Religious Directives (ERD) for Catholic Healthcare Organizations, 6th edition, June 2018 NCBC - The National Catholic Bioethics Center End of Life [...]

Jessica2021-11-18T13:58:11-05:00November 11, 2020|COVID Resources, Integration Of Faith And Health, Resources|

Vatican Documents

Thanks to our members of the National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA who have compiled the following Vatican documents and links. If you should find a link in error, please let us know. The New Charter for Health Care Workers --- 2017 From the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers " [TRANSLATED BY THE NCBC - ORDER HERE], 2017. The Charter for Health Care Workers --- 1994 From the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers " [READ HERE], 1994. Congregation for Catholic [...]

Jessica2023-03-15T16:32:29-04:00November 11, 2020|Integration Of Faith And Health, Resources|

Catholic Health Links

Abortion Pill Reversal Hotline - 877-558-0333 [Read Case Studies] & [Visit the Website] & [On Call, Online, Employment Opportunities] Abortion and Breast Cancer Risk Reproductive Choices of Young Women Affecting Future Breast Cancer Risk, American College of Pediatricians - October 2019 [READ HERE] Addiction Comunita Cenacolo America - Community Life; healing for those recovering from addiction [Read More] HHS National Pain Strategy Letter [read more]</p> Advancing the Practice of Pain Management Under the HHS Opioid Strategy [read more]</p> Care for the Caregiver Resources pending Care for the Healthcare Caregiver Curatio: [...]

Jessica2021-11-18T14:13:41-05:00November 11, 2020|Educational Programs, Integration Of Faith And Health, Patient Advocacy, Spiritual Nourishment|

Nursing for Divine Mercy Booklet

Nurses for Divine Mercy Course In recognition of the Holy Year of Mercy called for by His Holiness, Pope Francis, the National Association of Catholic Nurses U.S.A. wishes to draw your attention to Nurses for Divine Mercy, an organization founded by Marie F. Romagnano, MSN, RN in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and an 8-unit Continuing Education (CEU) course and book for nurses approved by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and read by many Catholic Nurses entitled “Nursing with the Hands of Jesus: A Guide [...]

Jessica2024-01-21T22:04:30-05:00November 11, 2020|Educational Programs, Integration Of Faith And Health, Patient Advocacy, Spiritual Nourishment|

Holy Father, Pope Francis Speaks to Nurses
Holy Father, Pope Francis Speaks to Nurses

Holy Father, Pope Francis Speaks to Nurses

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today we celebrate International Nurses Day, in the context of the International Year of Nurses and Midwives officially declared by the World Health Organization. At this same time, we observe the bicentennial of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the pioneer of modern nursing. At this critical moment, marked by the global health emergency caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, we have rediscovered the fundamental importance of the role being played by nurses and midwives. Every day we witness the testimony of courage and sacrifice of healthcare workers, [...]

Janet Munday2021-07-28T13:47:49-04:00May 12, 2020|In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Spiritual Nourishment|

Pope Francis Thanks Nurse

Pope Francis Calls Nurses, “Experts in Humanity”. Thanks Nurse Who Saved His Life Read the full article here

Janet Munday2020-02-26T00:00:00-05:00February 26, 2020|In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Resources, Spiritual Nourishment|

Nurse Conscience Rights

Good News for Nurses' Conscience Rights Protection Carolyn Laabs, PhD, MA, FNP-BC, RNChair, Ethics & Spirituality Committee It is good to know that at last laws protecting conscience objection to participating in abortion are being enforced. On August 28, 2019 the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMC) was put on notice by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) for violating the Church amendments by forcing nurses to assist with abortions against their moral objections. Upon an investigation by the OCR, the [...]

Janet Munday2019-08-30T00:00:00-04:00August 30, 2019|In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Resources|

New Age Therapies and Spiritual Values

New Age Therapies and Spiritual Values Patients have a right to expect that their spiritual values will be protected when they enter a healthcare center according to the Joint Commission of the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).(1) Spiritual beliefs affect patients’ consent regarding certain treatment modalities (Jehovah Witness and blood transfusions).(2) Are nurses offering therapies which conflict with Catholic patients’ spirituality? Reiki, therapeutic touch (energy medicine) and yoga ( mind-body medicine) are types of Complementary/Alternative Medicines (CAM) which nurses administer.(3) The Pontifical Council for Culture and Inter religious Dialogue (2003) [...]

Janet Munday2021-08-06T16:33:27-04:00August 6, 2019|Educational Programs, Integration Of Faith And Health, Patient Advocacy|

Healthcare Right of Conscience

Opposition to "Group of Six" Medical Associations Protect the Unborn and Our Healthcare Right of Conscience Read the Press Release The National Association of Catholic Nurses, U.S.A (NACN-USA). has joined with the Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA), American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds), Catholic Medical Association (CMA), the Coptic Medical Association and the National Catholic Bioethics Center to protect the unborn and our healthcare right of conscience in opposition to statements made by leading medical associations, the “Group of Six.” The “Group [...]

Janet Munday2019-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24, 2019|In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Resources|

Immunizations Grown in Aborted Fetal Cells

NACN-USA Urges the FDA to Find Alternatives to Immunizations Grown in Aborted Fetal Cells "While alternative vaccines exist in the United States for polio, rabies and shingles, there are no ethically-produced alternatives for the Hepatitis A, MMR and Varivax vaccines. Specififcally, the rubella portion of the MMR uses RA27/3 virus which was cultivated on the WI-38 cell line, both of which involved nearly 100 elective abortions in the research and development. Likewise, the Varivax (chickenpox) vaccine also uses both WI-38 and yet another aborted fetal cell line, MRC-5, which was [...]

Janet Munday2019-07-22T00:00:00-04:00July 22, 2019|In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Patient Advocacy, Resources|