April 12, 2014

Lay Coach Training

The Congregational Nurse Program presented a program this morning for Lay Health Coach Training at the Women’s Hospital in Greensboro, NC.  This program included an excellence presentation on Lupus by one of the Lay Coaches.

My role included a presentation on Stress Management that included the following objectives:

• ·       Discuss the physiological damage stress brings to the human body
• ·       Identify the concepts of empowerment as a means to reduce stress
• ·       Examine personal techniques to reduce and manage stress in everyday life

This presentation was well received and I enjoyed working with this group of Lay Health Coaches!

March 30, 2014

St. Joseph of the Hills Catholic Church is located in Eden, NC and provides the congregational home for the Sunday: 8:30 AM (Español) service.

The Cone Health Congregational Nurse Program provided a Health Screen and Counseling activity for the members of this Parrish that included blood pressure checks, blood sugar screenings, health counseling, and scheduled referrals as needed to the Free Clinic of Rockingham County and Rockingham County Health Department.

 

In addition, there were 17 referrals for dental care for the free dental clinic sponsored by the Cone Congregational Health Program of Rockingham County.  This event provided a mobile Dental Bus with volunteer dentists, dental hygienists/assistances and congregational nurses for the provision of free dental services on April 12, 2014. 

My role in this service learning experience:

During this Health Screening program, my role again included checking and recording blood pressures with documentation provided to the Congregational Health Nurse as she followed up with blood sugar screenings.  An interpreter was available to translate health counseling advice as needed for the participants.