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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|

African Congress in Kenya 2020

7th CONGRESS OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING AFRICAN REGION OF CICIAMS — SEP 2020 On behalf of CICIAMS, the Catholic Nurses Association of Kenya herewith invite you to register for the 7th Congress of the English-Speaking Region. THEME: “EMBRACING NURSING LEADERSHIP IN NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE MANAGEMENT TO ENHANCE HOLISTIC CARE.” CONGRESS DATES: 9-11 SEPTEMBER 2020 EXCURSION DATE: 12 SEPTEMBER 2020 (OPTIONAL) VENUE: NAIROBI, KENYA For those who serve on the CICIAMS Board and NACN-USA Representatives, there are meetings prior to the Conference: EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING: 7 SEPTEMBER GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING: 8 SEPTEMBER ADDITIONAL [...]

Janet Munday2020-05-01T00:00:00-04:00May 1, 2020|Educational Programs, News, Our Events, Resources, Spiritual Nourishment|

2020 Virtual 16th Annual Divine Mercy Medicine, Bioethics & Spirituality Conference

November 2020 Virtual 16th Annual Divine Mercy Medicine, Bioethics & Spirituality Conference November 6 & 7, 2020 Location: Online Sponsored by: Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy (NACN-USA member Marie Romagnano, MSN, RN,CCM is the Founder and President of Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy and the co-planner of this virtual conference.

Janet Munday2020-03-09T00:00:00-04:00March 9, 2020|Educational Programs, In The News, News, Resources|

Catholic Nurses Association of Kenya

7th Congress of the English-Speaking Region of the International Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medical Social Assistants* (CICIAMS) Theme: Embracing Nursing Leadership in Non-Communicable Disease Management to Enhance Holistic Care Date: September 9-11, 2020 (Optional 12th excursion) For CICIAMS Board Members Country Representatives & Members who would like to attend, the Executive Board Meeting will be held on September 7th and the General Council meeting on September 8th. Location: Nairobi, Kenya Sponsored by: Catholic Nurses Association of Kenya Catholic Nurses Association of Kenya2016 Annual Meeting Additional Information: Positions [...]

Janet Munday2020-03-09T00:00:00-04:00March 9, 2020|Educational Programs, In The News, News, Resources, 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|

Request AMA to Oppose Assisted Suicide

NACN-USA Requests the AMA Oppose Assisted Suicide & Assisted Death At the American Medical Association House of Delegates meeting in Chicago next week, June 8-12, 2019 the AMA will consider again whether to change its position of opposition to Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) to a position of one of neutrality. In addition, the delegates from the state of New Mexico have proposed (resolution #20) to change the terminology to that of "Physician Assisted Dying" (PAD) and are recommending a position of "engaged neutrality." Read the letter that the National Association [...]

Janet Munday2019-05-30T00:00:00-04:00May 30, 2019|In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Patient Advocacy, Resources|