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Slide 1: CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING ARTS Manual By-law for the Christian Science Nurse Ethics 101.0
Slide 2: Opening Readings  Hy 96  Luke 10:25-37  I Thes 2:7 (we)  Church Manual, Article 8, Section 31, p.49:7-16  S&H 395:17-20
Slide 3: Introduction  You have chosen to work on a very special field, to care for fellow Christian Scientists in need  To do this, you will have to challenge yourself spiritually  As a Christian Scientist, you will need to grow in your understanding of God and in your expression of God’s qualities  You will find that you will increase in your love for others and in your commitment to Christian Science.
Slide 4: Caring for others • Caring for others may be something that you have never deeply considered before • To be a good nurse aide, you will have to define “caring” for yourself • The human activities of your day will circle around meeting the present needs of the patients you are assigned to—assisting with their meals, with their grooming, and keeping the nursing care room in order, and so forth • Each of these duties is important to the patient, they are only part of your caring
Slide 5: Defining Care  To define caring it may help to think of the times you have felt will cared for  What was said and done, and what did you feel?  Was it being fed or clothed—or more?  What was it that really made you feel cared for?
Slide 6: Love • Most likely, the caring was motivated by love • Your physical, mental and spiritual needs were recognized and met to the best of another’s ability • This unselfish love is an expression of what Mrs. Eddy refers to as “The vital part, the heart and soul of Christian Science…” (Science and Health, p. 113:5-6) • It is the action of God, Love--it is “the heart and soul of Christian Science,” it is the substance of Christian Science nursing
Slide 7: Basis of your Ability to Nurse  In the Church Manual, Mrs. Eddy defines a Christian Science nurse, in part, as one who can provide “proper care of the sick”  This will call on you to meet human needs in practical ways  You will need to know what to do and how best to do it  What will guide you in his work? Your training? Your common sense?  Of course these will help you, but spiritual discernment is what you will need to nurture.
Slide 8: Four Criteria  Member of The Mother Church  “Demonstrable knowledge of Christian Science practice”, the metaphysics  :Understands practical wisdom,” the judgment  “Take proper care,” the practice
Slide 9: Member of The Mother Church  What does it mean to “represent yourself”?  Why is Mother Church membership required?
Slide 10: Demonstrable knowledge of Christian Science Practice  Class instruction  “Word Studies”  Daily work for yourself, your practice
Slide 11: Understands practical wisdom  Understand and know good Christian Science theory  Through experience develop good Christian Science nursing judgment
Slide 12: Take proper care  Have good Christian Science nursing skills  Be able to execute all nursing procedures with grace and dignity  Know the what, when and how of care  What to do  When to do it  How to do it
Slide 13: Skills taught must be practiced  A proper teacher of Christian Science improves the health and the morals of his student if the student practises what he is taught” S&H 449:30  Is musician made by his teacher? He makes himself a musician by practising what he was taught. Mis 340:18-20
Slide 14: Whole and Parts  “These are but parts of Thy ways,” says Job; and the whole is greater than its parts.” Un 5:28-1
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Slide 16: Discussion Questions  Do Christian Science nurses only care for Christian Scientist?  Can they nurse someone receiving medical care?  How would you answer someone who told you Christian Science nursing is neglect because there is no doctor or medicine?