it is widely accepted in many parts of the world thatcommunity nurses are of vital importance in various phases of disaster response and management. in china, however, it is not clear whether the chinese community nurses are able to assume disaster-related duties due to the lack of a systematic assessment.a pre-designed and well-tested questionnaire was employed to evaluate the competency in di...

background public health nursing system, which is an accepted universal model for improvement of the community health, has not yet attained its rightful status in iran. the present study was conducted to evaluate the perceptions of the pioneers of health care about the public health nursing and the roles that a public health nurse can play in iran’s health system. methods this is a qualitative ...

In 1991, when I earned my Master of Science degree to become a family nurse practitioner (NP), it was awarded in the public health nursing division at alma mater. also lucky enough have most costs paid by Health Resources and Services Administration-funded program increase primary care NPs rural areas an agreement with employer pay for rest exchange continued employment as NP after graduation. ...

BACKGROUND Anemia in pregnancy remains a major problem in Indonesia over the past decade. Early detection of anaemia in pregnancy is one of the components which is unsuccessfully implemented by nurse-midwives. This study aims to explore nurse-midwives' experiences in managing pregnant women with anaemia in Public Health Centres. METHODS We conducted a qualitative study with semi-structured fa...