JCN ONLINE
Did you know that JCN issues dating back 6 years to Volume 19 are available online? As a JCN subscriber or NCF member these archives issues can be accessed free of charge.
Subscribers go to http://www.journalofchristiannursing.com and click on "Archives." You will need your JCN mailing label subscription number for access. NCF members log in at http://ncf.intervarsity.org//membersonly/login.html using your membership number, and follow the links to JCN ONLINE.
Nurses who need access to a specific article and are not yet NCF members or JCN subscribers can go to http://nursingcenter.com and find JCN under the heading Journal Articles, then Journals (see below).
Need CE or the ability to purchase an article in one of 58 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins nursing publications, including JCN? Go to http://www.nursingcenter.com to access CE or to purchase instant access to articles. Costs are posted with each article. Some articles are free. Scroll to journals and select the journal you wish to access.
Online CE tests are processed immediately and you can print your CE certificate for your records. NCF members receive a 30% discount on JCN CEs at Nursing Center. Instructions on how to obtain the discount are found at the Members Only site at http://www.ncf-jcn.org.
NCFI CONFERENCE
The 50th Anniversary Conference for Nurses Christian Fellowship International is scheduled for September 14-19, 2008, at Hill Station Hotel, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The theme is "Strengthened to Serve: A Christian Response to Global Health Needs."
See http://www.ncfi.org/nigeria08.php for more information. Consider providing financial support for an international nurse through a donation. See http://www.ncfi.org for details.
NCF LOCAL CONFERENCES
Nurses Christian Fellowship sponsors local and regional conferences throughout the United States. See http://www.ncf-jcn.org for details. Click on Conferences and Events for detailed information. NCF members receive a discount at select conferences. Not a member? Apply today at http://www.ncf-jcn.org.
QUESTIONS ABOUT NURSING?
Do you have an ethical dilemma for which you'd like sound, biblical guidance? Or do you have a question about spiritual care? Are you a nurse educator who'd like advice on some educational issue? Send your questions from any area of practice to [email protected]. Your question and a response from one of our experts could appear in one of our departments in a future issue of JCN.
Resource for Parish Nurses
Purchase a copy of Nursing in the Church at a closeout rate-$7.00. Nursing in the Church is a helpful resource for parish nurses. The book includes "the best of" Journal of Christian Nursing articles addressing parish nursing issues in one valuable resource. Order at http://ncf.intervarsity.org//publications/ncfpress/nic.html.
looking ahead
* Mandating HPV Vaccines: A Christian Perspective
* Faith Integration in the Classroom
* The First Healthcare Worker Diagnosed With HIV
* Reflections From a First Year Nursing Faculty
* Spiritual Practices of Elders
* Seeking Justice in Nursing
* The Nocebo Effect