Public health nursing is a specialized subfield of nursing focused on helping to address a variety of critical public health issues. Unlike private practice nurses, who work one-on-one to help both direct and sustain a patient’s response to illness in a hospital or with home care, public health nurses recognize that some health issues affect the whole community and that only coordinating the efforts of a number of public agencies can a community improve its health profile. The goal of a... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health, 2023. 3p.