JCN January-March 2008 - Conflicts at Work? Try Carefronting!

Volume 25, Number 1 January-March 2008

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Personal or group study ideas.
Read the articles, choose your questions!

small box Carefronting
Read Kupperschmidt, pp. 10-17.
a. Describe a situation where you wish someone would have carefronted.
b. What steps are involved in carefronting? What emotions must be correctly handled for a positive outcome?
c. What do you fear about confrontation? Discuss ways you can implement the carefronting procedure.What would help you? What might impede you?
d. How might people from non-confrontational backgrounds view carefronting? What adjustments would need to be made in order to avoid offending in these cultural settings?

small box A Patient's Plea:
Read Lick, pp. 34-40.
a. How do you define caring?
b. What can you do to help patients feel you have seen and heard them?
c. What would need to happen in your practice setting for healthcare providers to respond to all patients like the author responded to Mrs. Brown?
d. Lick asks,"How is the way that we see one another a reflection of the way that God looks at us?" Discuss and pray about needed changes.

small box The Plea of the Needy:
Read Salladay, et. al., p. 51.
a. Discuss the question:"How healthy is America's public health system?"
b. What public health services are available in your area? What can you do to assist patients without insurance?

small box Healthcare Mission:
Read Mast/Usher and McCarver, pp. 46-49.
a. What heart attitudes did McCarver need to overcome in order to serve others? Compare and contrast the attitude of your heart toward serving others.What might God be asking of you?
b. See Mercy Ships at www.mercyships.org (click on the U.S. flag) to discover how you can bring hope and healing to others.
c. Read Matthew 25:35-40. How would God have us respond to those in need? How does this apply to your work or personal setting?

8 Conflict: Dreaded Trouble or Diagnostic Tool? - Editorial

10 Conflicts at Work? Try Carefronting!
Betty R. Kupperschmidt

Is hostility a problem in your workplace? Learn how to carefront using respect, forgiveness, and courage.

20 RESEARCH Effective Parish Nursing: Building Success and Overcoming Barriers
Jean C. Bokinskie and Polly K. Kloster

These nurses wondered, "What makes parish nursing ministry thrive (or not) in a congregation?" Their answers document common problems encountered in health ministry, and offer solutions.

GLOBAL THEME ISSUE ON POVERTY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

In 2007, the International Council of Science Editors called for scientific publications to simultaneously publish articles on poverty. Over 230 journals responded. JCN is pleased to offer a biblical, Christian perspective on this global concern.

26 A Place in the Community: Partners With the Poor
Jeanne Burger

The cycle of poverty and ill health leads to feelings of powerlessness, worthlessness, and vulnerability for the poor. What can transform their lives?

34 Do You See Me? A Patient's Plea
Renee Lick

What does it mean to "truly see" people as we offer nursing care?

41 My Story: God Supplies in Illness, Income, and Insurance Loss
Alice Teisan

44 POETRY Knowing Not Tomorrow
Kristene Ibitayo

46 Mercy Ships: Making Dreams Come True for the Poor
Larry Mast and Bonnie Usher

48 Healthcare Mission: Receiving More than You Give
Pamala K. McCarver

Departments

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NEW STUDENT TXT

50 Welcome! Raging Pain, Student Web, Shortage Update
Maureen J. Juarez, Pamela K. Friesen, Bernita E. Missal, and Kristin E. Sandau

Christian Ethics

51 The Plea of the Needy
Susan Salladay, Judi Shrubsole, and Rachel Parrill

Called to Teach

52 Can We Teach Integrity?
Martha E. F. Highfield

Practicing

53 A Whispering Voice
Kristene Diggins

FAQs in Spiritual Care

540 Is Diversity a Barrier to Spiritual Care?
Mary T. Sweat

55 Resources - Conflict, Poverty, and Healthcare

64 PulseBeats - Immigrant Care, Help the Uninsured, MRSA