A parish nurse is called to serve by promoting the health and well-being of others’ mind, body, and soul to prevent illness. Our parish nurse will be from OSF Hospital. This is a free service for our parish. There is no cost to contact the parish nurse for any the following ways she can help or advocate for you or a family member.  

• Visit parishioners at home, in hospital, facility or St. Bridget's Parish Office to provide support and coordinate care
  

• Do blood pressure checks & other physical assessment

• Fill pill boxes at home for parishioners if needed or assist with patient or family education

• Attend doctor appointments with parishioners to be an extra set of eyes and ears to bridge communication gaps and promote understanding with medical concerns

• Be an advocate for parishioners when needed

• Be a source of support for others and resource for community resources parishioners may need: consultant, referral agent

• Refer parishioners to other health disciplines as needed (community agencies, hospice, home health, social workers, counselors, etc.) so they can get the care that they need

• Provide educational support on various health topics (blood pressure, medications, health conditions, etc.)

• Arrange for guest speakers to come and do presentations on health topics based on the needs in the parish

• Offer classes (exercise, health topics like diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol)

Contact Jori Roysdon for any questions or to set up a visit. From March through May, she will leading exercise classes in the Parish Hall on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00-9:45am during that she will not have office hours at the Parish Office, so please call her for any needs you have.

Jori Roysdon, RN
Parish Nurse from OSF Hospital
[email protected]
630-465-2135