Population Based Public Health Clinical Manual 2nd Edition, 2014 AJN Award Recipient

Focused on developing a competent public health nursing practice in diverse settings, this core text builds on the Henry Street Consortium s framework of 11 competences for population-based, entry-level public health nursing. This second edition has fully revised and updated coverage, including implementation of Healthy People 2020, intensive, evidence-based home visiting models and cultural identity assessment tools, virtual tools and resources for e-collaboration strategies and health promotion, pathways to become a public health nurse Introduction to public health nursing practice Evidence-based public health nursing practice Competency 1: Applies the public health nursing process to communities, systems, individuals, and families Competency 2: Utilizes basic epidemiological principles in public health nursing practice Competency 3: Utilizes collaboration to achieve public health goals Competency 4: Works within the responsibility and authority of the governmental public health system Competency 5: Practices public health nursing within the auspices of the nurse practice act Competency 6: Effectively communicates with communities, systems, individuals, families, and colleagues Competency 7: Establishes and maintains caring relationships with communities, systems, individuals, and families Competency 8: Shows evidence of commitment to social justice, the greater good, and the public health principles Competency 9: Demonstrates nonjudgmental and unconditional acceptance of people different from self Competency 10: Incorporates mental, physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental aspects of health into assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation Competency 11: Demonstrates leadership in public health nursing with communities, systems, individuals, and families Putting it all together : what it means to be a public health nurse.