The West Virginia University School of Nursing offers a Faith Community Nursing course for individuals interested in helping to address the unique needs of faith-based organizations. The professional practice of faith community nursing focuses on the intentional care of the spirit as part of the process of promoting holistic health and preventing or minimizing illness in a faith community.
The nationally recognized faith community nursing course is also open to individuals who work as chaplains, pastors, social workers and others. However, only RNs who complete the course can use the title Faith Community Nurse.
40 contact hours is being provided by the West Virginia University School of Nursing. The West Virginia University School of Nursing is an accredited as a provider of Nursing Continuing Professional Development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The course is offered asynchronously online and provides students with the opportunity to attend a face-to-face educational session (optional) with the School of Nursing faculty in Morgantown. The faith community nursing program is offered in four units of study with 28 total learning modules, including:
The tentative start date for Spring 2025 is Jan. 27, 2025. Please register using the link below.
Students can complete the program in as little as two months.
The cost of the certificate course is $400. WVU School of Nursing faculty and School of Nursing preceptors receive a 50% discount ($200).
The following School of Nursing faculty members will oversee and facilitate the courses: