Updating the Definition and Role of Public Health Nursing to Advance and Guide the Specialty

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 50-57

  Bekemeier, Betty ^a   Walker Linderman, Tessa ^b   Kneipp, Shawn ^c   Zahner, Susan J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Nursing practice; Public health nursing; Public health workforce

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DELPHI STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921662267     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/phn.12157     Document Type: Article

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