Where is faith community nursing practiced?

a. In all United States
b. Only in North America
c. In the United States and other countries
d. In every country in the world


ANS: C
Today, there are approximately 15,000 faith community nurses serving in a variety of faith set-tings across the United States and in 23 countries around the world such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Swaziland, Ukraine, and Pakistan, to name a few. This number is a conservative estimate and is based on the number of nurses reporting taking an International Par-ish Nurse Resource Center (IPNRC)-affiliated foundations course in faith community nursing and does not reflect the individuals who have completed nonaffiliated IPNRC programs or who practice without additional education in the specialty area.

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