International Standards & Practice Guidelines (IS&Gs)

1. Nursing topics    Publications on Nursing
   —Global standards for the initial education of professional nurses and midwives

Missions Specific Best Practices Documents

(Demonstrate Compliance with International Standards & Guidelines)

I. FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION (FBO) OPEN-ACCESS DOCUMENTS:
A. Christian Medical Association of India (CMAI) Publications (Numerous articles):
Christian Medical Journal of India (CMJI) Nursing Education 2013 See especially:
—Best Practices in Nursing for a Resource Poor Setting-An Introspection p15

B. Crossnetwork Journal (Discontinued precursor to CJGH)
—Spiritual Assessment and Spiritual Care in Hospital Nursing
BPGHM Note: Includes Joint Commission S&Gs.  See also Church & healthcare

C. International Parish Nurse/Faith Community Nursing
International Parish Nurse Resource Center–A number of documents reference IS&Gs
—Faith Community Nursing
—World Health Organizations

D. Nurses Christian Fellowship International
Intervarsity Nurses Christian Fellowship
—Missions–A number of documents reference IS&Gs.
Journal of Christian Nursing (JCN) Note: Open access JCN articles are available under a number of BPGHM Health Topics. The journal also publishes numerous articles for CNE credit and regularly includes CNE credit for Faith Community Nurses.

II. SECULAR OPEN-ACCESS DOCUMENTS:
A. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) Website –Numerous documents reference IS&Gs

B. The Lancet Global Health Series See especially:
—Midwifery