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The Preparation of Community/Public Health Nurses: Amplifying the Impact
Author(s) -
Joyce Barbara L.,
Harmon Monica J.,
Pilling Lucille B.,
Johnson Regina H.,
Hicks Vicki L.,
BrownSchott Nancy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/phn.12236
Subject(s) - public health , transformative learning , public health nursing , community health , nursing , health care , population health , work (physics) , population , health education , public relations , medicine , sociology , political science , environmental health , pedagogy , mechanical engineering , law , engineering
In summary, improved population health, population focused care, and community-based networks are the objectives of health care delivery systems. Community/public health nursing education, practice, and research must be re-examined, re-focused, and re-designed to address the challenges of an expanding 21st century health care delivery to populations and communities. Common standards are in place to be utilized by academia, practice and research. With a unified front, C/PHN can collectively play an important transformative role and go forward to meet the ever expanding challenges of the 21st century populations and communities. The Association of Public Health Nurses (APHN) and the Association of Community Health Nurse Educator (ACHNE) have a joint meeting planned in June 2016 in Indianapolis. Please bring your colleagues, stakeholders, and community partners to join the voices of C/PHN to make a positive impact on the changing health care environment through our education, practice and work.