Table of Contents
Contributors v
Scope of Public Health Nursing Practice 1
Public Health Nursing: Past, Present, and Future 1
Definition of Public Health Nursing 2
Public Health Nursing Practice: Focus on Population Health 3
The Art and Science of Public Health Nursing: A Synergy 4
Public Health Nursing Standards and Core Competencies 4
Essential Public Health Services 6
Principles of Public Health Nursing Practice 8
Core Functions of Public Health Nursing 10
A Synergy of Systems 11
Public Health Nursing Practice: Application and Context 13
Influences on Public Health Nursing Practice 17
Education and Preparation 22
Issues and Trends in Public Health Nursing 23
Summary of the Scope of Public Health Nursing Practice 26
Standards of Professional Public Health Nursing Practice 27
Significance of Standards 27
Standards of Practice for Public Health Nursing 28
Standard 1 Assessment 28
Standard 2 Population Diagnosis and Priorities 30
Standard 3 Outcomes Identification 31
Standard 4 Planning 32
Standard 5 Implementation 34
Standard 5A Coordination of Care 36
Standard 5B Health Teaching and Health Promotion 37
Standard 5C Consultation 39
Standard 5D Prescriptive Authority 40
Standard 5E Regulatory Activities 40
Standard 6 Evaluation 42
Standards of Professional Performance for Public Health Nursing 44
Standard 7 Ethics 44
Standard 8 Education 46
Standard 9 Evidence-Based Practice and Research 48
Standard 10 Quality of Practice 50
Standard 11 Communication 52
Standard 12 Leadership 54
Standard 13 Collaboration 56
Standard 14 Professional Practice Evaluation 58
Standard 15 Resource Utilization 60
Standard 16 Environmental Health 62
Standard 17 Advocacy 64
Glossary 65
References and Bibliography 69
Appendix A Crosswalk of the Tier 1 Core Competencies for Public Health Nursing and Public Health Nursing; Scope and Standards of Practice, Second Ed. 73
Appendix B Public Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (2007) 81
Index 139
