CFCN case studies
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The Certified Faith Community Nurse (CFCN) credential is a professional certification for registered nurses who practice at the intersection of nursing and faith community life - often called parish nursing. Candidates typically hold an active RN license, have completed foundational faith community nursing education, and serve or intend to serve in congregations, faith-based clinics, senior ministries, or community health outreach. The CFCN case studies are 5 cases and about 4,243 words.
1The Woman Who Says God Is Punishing Her
Ruth, 81, is a longtime member of your congregation who moved to assisted living eight weeks ago after a hip fracture. She has stage 3 chronic kidney disease and attends dialysis three mornings a week.
894 words, about 4 min2Six Weeks of Diabetes Prevention That Nobody Attends
Your congregation has 210 adult members. A health fair last spring found that 38% of the 62 people screened had an A1c in the prediabetes range.
822 words, about 4 min3Four Falls, $1,500, and a Board That Says No
You are the new parish nurse at a 600-member suburban congregation. After a member falls on the front steps and fractures a wrist, the pastor asks you to "start a fall prevention program." From the parish nurse log you find three other falls reported in the past four months, all in members over 75.
821 words, about 4 min4The Daughter, the Keys, and the Will
You are a faith community nurse, and you also work 12 hours a week for a home health agency that has assigned you to visit Mr. D., 68, a church member with mild cognitive impairment.
841 words, about 4 min5Three Missing Tablets and a Request for Silence
You arrive alone for a scheduled home visit to Ms. L., 74, who has COPD and a recent hospitalization for pneumonia.
865 words, about 4 min