Primary Health Care: Comparing Public Health Nursing Models in Ireland and Norway

Postnatal Depression Is a Public Health Nursing Issue: Perspectives from Norway and Ireland

The framework provided by the Millennium Development Goals includes maternal health as an area of priority. Postnatal depression (PND) is a serious public health issue because it occurs at a crucial time in a mothers' life, can persist for long periods, and can have adverse effects on partners and the emotional, behavioural, and cognitive development of infants and children. Internationally, pu...

A comparison of the cornerstones of public health nursing in Norway and in the United States.

OBJECTIVES This study describes a comparison of the values and beliefs foundational to community nursing practice in Norway with the Cornerstones of Public Health Nursing based on public health nursing practice in the United States. DESIGN AND SAMPLE Methods included a review of the literature and focus groups to determine primary beliefs and values foundational to nursing practice in family,...

Erratum to: The Liverpool Care Pathway: discarded in cancer patients but good enough for dying nursing home patients? A systematic review

Author details Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. Bergen Municipality, Bergen, Norway. Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Ageing and Health (Ageing and Health), Vestfold hospital and Oslo universitet hospital, Ullevaal, O...

Multidisciplinary communication in the Irish public health nursing service: a study.

Public health nurses (PHNs) in the Republic of Ireland work as part of a multidisciplinary team in the delivery of community care services. Good interdisciplinary communication is therefore vital to enable them to offer the best possible care to their clients. This article reports on one section of a national survey of PHNs who work with families with infants. The findings suggest that although...

Priority Setting on the Path to UHC: Time for Stronger Institutions and Stronger Health Systems: Response to Recent Commentaries