Fall 2024 Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Course
Important Notice: The documents contained below are only for the LIVE Zoom-based modules for the Fall 2024 Course. You must first complete all of the SELF-STUDY modules posted on the Adventist Learning Community.
Sunday, October 6 Class Documents
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Orientation
Instructor: Linda Bradley
Please complete the following items for Orientation.
- Watch the Orientation video below
- Respond to the warm-up questions (click button below)
- Send an email to our Lead Faculty, Dr. Linda Bradley, at [email protected] and she will connect you with your prayer partner and faculty support.
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Communication
Instructor: Kathleen Coleman
This module is a practical learning activity for the SELF-STUDY module on Communication. Please be sure to have completed ALL of your self-study modules.
Please complete the following items for Orientation.
- Download the module document on the left and carefully read it
- Watch the role-play video below
- Respond to the reflection questions (click button below)
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History and Philosophy
Instructor: Bernice Deshay
Please complete the following items for Orientation.
- Watch the module video below
- Complete the Learning Activity by clicking the button below the video
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Beginning Your Ministry
Instructor: Betsy Johnson
Please complete the following items.
- Watch the module recording below
- Complete the Learning Activity by clicking the button below the video
Next Sessions
Please remember to attend the final two LIVE sessions for this class:
- Sunday, November 3 at 10:00 am – 5:30 pm EASTERN
- Sunday, December 8 at 10:00 am – 5:30 pm EASTERN
Please adjust to your local time zone.
Contact Hours
Adventist HealthCare is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This activity has been awarded 40 Contact Hours. In order to obtain contact hours, you must: attend the entire program and complete a course evaluation. This activity is jointly provided by Adventist HealthCare and Seventh-day Adventist Church North American Division.
This activity has no commercial support. None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Contact hours and a certificate of completion are awarded commensurate with participation and completion of final evaluation. The nurse must fulfill the following:
- Current RN license in the intended state of service
- Complete application and forms, as requested
- Basic Computer skills
- Basic ability to utilize Zoom and interact with an online platform
- Must be on camera and participate in all classes with timely completion of all pre and post course work, including evaluation quizzes to receive Contact Hours
The Foundations of Faith Community Nursing course was developed by the Westberg Institute to prepare eligible nurses for the FCN specialty. The intense training can also be used by nurses to strengthen their ministry in a faith setting. Individuals who complete a course offered through the AAFCN, and meet eligibility criteria, will receive a complimentary 1-year membership in AAFCN.