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 ...

the efficiency of the health care system is significantly dependent on the appropriate leadership and guidance of employees. one of the most frequently used new approaches in human resources management is the study of competencies and competency models. the aim of this research is to develop a competency model for leaders in nursing, and to compare it with the leadership competency model for st...

This study presents an assessment of the participation and training of nurses in public health areas in the Americas. Information was gathered through a literature review and interviews with key informants from Mexico, Colombia, and Paraguay. Results demonstrate that there is significant variation in definitions of public health nursing across the region and current systematized data about the ...

This article, the second in our three-part series on public health, describes the development and operation of two public health projects in Stockport. The authors place these projects in the wider context of public health nursing and highlight some of the benefits of using the approach as a framework for community project work.

Public health nursing and community health nursing both involve an understanding of the relation between clinical care and public health (Box 1) [1]. A recent publication has highlighted the synergies between clinical medicine and public health [2]. The present commentary suggests ways in which these synergies may be relevant to the role of those engaged in public health nursing and community h...

The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), a member of the Nursing Organizations Alliance, invests in advocating for health and public policy decisions by sending members to the Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI) program annually. NIWI provides a forum to educate nurses on the legislative process, giving attendees a better understanding of political, legislative, and regulatory issues facing nurses...

Each of us has a spark of life inside us and our highest endeavor ought to be to set off the spark in one another. Introduction T he development of a competent future public health nursing workforce is strongly influenced by the nursing students' educational experiences. The responsibility for providing realistic, high quality public health nursing education is shared by both education and prac...