Background Health professionals have previously identified various barriers and factors that
would help facilitate preconception care services in healthcare settings. Clinically relevant …

Purpose: To explore the personal experiences, challenges, and practices of parish nurses in
their communities. Method/Design: The overall study used a mixed methods concurrent …

Objectives To characterize perspectives and experiences regarding preconception care
(PCC) patient education among women with type 2 diabetes. Method Descriptive, qualitative …

Background The pre-conception period is an unmissable opportunity to introduce preventive
measures before pregnancy to improve maternal and fetal outcomes. Despite the global pre …

Diabetes is increasingly prevalent among women of reproductive age and during
pregnancy. The American Diabetes Association, which has called for improvements in the …

Faith community nurses are positioned to play a vital role in addressing whole person health
in multiple settings. A steady decline of nurses completing faith community nurse (FCN) …

Background Parish nursing is a specialized branch of professional nursing that promotes
health and healing by integrating body, mind and spirit as a practice model. Parish nurses …

Purpose: This study explored the underlying process faith community nurses (FCNs)
experience in developing their spiritual nursing practice. Design: A qualitative, exploratory …

Introduction: The United States is experiencing a maternal-child health (MCH) crisis
including racial inequalities in mortality. This study explored the roles of lay experts who …

Decades of research exist on the public health impact of faith community nurses (FCNs),
particularly congregational health promotion and disease prevention. However, the literature …