Parish Nurse Program

Who is our Parish Nurse ?

    The Parish Nurse brings health/education services to the St. Clare Parish family and the local community. The Parish Nurse focuses on a holistic approach to the mind, body, and spirit. Services that the Parish Nurse offers includes: health education, counseling, referral services, liaison to the medical community, home visitations, office visits by appointment, and the integration of faith and wellness.

    The Parish Nurse has a commitment to the compassionate outreach, to the hungry, the unborn, the homebound, the ill, the elderly, and all families or individuals asking for services. The Parish Nurse is committed to improving the health status of clients who are served and supporting the follow-up of the health care services. The follow-up is conducted by reaching out to clients requesting spiritual, emotional, or health care services at the Parish Nurse Office, in the client's home, or in the community. Our goal is to bring forth the role of faith communities in health and healing. We offer health services that are compassionate and responsive to the needs of individuals in today's changing environment.

Services:

Home Visitations
Office Visits
Blood Pressure Monitoring
Health Screening
Wellness Education
Health Status Assessment
Compassionate Listening
Dietary Information
Infant/Child Resources
Senior Person Resources
Physician, Dental, and Community Referrals

    The Parish Nurse Program is open to all members of the local community, regardless of age, race, religion, sex, ethnicity, or financial means.

St. Clare's Parish Nurse

Mrs. Lynn Boardman, Rn.

    Mrs. Boardman is a professional registered nurse with 25 years of experience. She is a Graduate of St. Vincent's School of Nursing, and has attended the College of Staten Island. She is an experienced nurse in various areas such as medical / surgical nursing, traveling nurse, geriatric nursing, post anesthesia care nursing, and ambulatory care nursing. For the past three years she has been the Parish Nurse here at St. Clare.

    She has been a parishioner of St. Clare Church since 1986. Her four children are graduates of St. Clare School. She is a Neighborhood Outreach Contact Person for St. Clare Church.

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