Parish Nursing Interest Group (PNIG) changes its name

PNIG has changed its name to Faith Community Nursing Interest Group (FCNIG) after receiving approval from RNAO’s board of directors and consulting with its members through an online voting process. Ninety-five per cent of voters favoured  the name change, which first came to light when the interest group executive presented a resolution for the name change at the group’s annual general meeting last April. FCNIG chair Anne-Marie Mohler says the group has been discussing this idea for the past year. She says terminology around parish nursing is changing. “Faith community nursing is now the term most commonly used,” she explains. The term parish refers to Christianity, and the new name is inclusive of various faiths.