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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Public health nurse"”.
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Public Health Nurse Decisions Regarding At-Risk Postpartum Case Closure
During the late 19th century, public health nursing emerged in the United States as an autonomous nursing specialty providing maternal-child health (MCH) home visitation services. Present day MCH public health nurses (PHNs), guided by their predecessors, focus on health promotion and disease …
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The Image of the Public Health Nurse as Seen by the Medically Indigent Prenatal Patient
… of this study was to ascertain the image of the public health nurse as seen by the medically indigent prenatal patient who has had a public health nursing visit in the home. With this knowledge, she could plan a more effective approach, provide better services, and be better prepared to meet the …
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Clients' Expectations of Public Health Nurses' Home Visits
… less is known about clients' expectations for public health nurses' home visits. The aim of this study was to understand clients' expectations of public health nurses' home visits as a first step in making explicit how expectations affect client responses to, and ultimately, outcomes of public …
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Perspectives on Mistreated Homebound Older Adults Living in Geographically Isolated Communities
… rural communities remains an underexplored public health and social justice concern in the United States. Although national efforts to prevent elder mistreatment (EM) have expanded, limited attention has been given to older adults who are geographically isolated. This study explored the …
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A rural school sanitation program
… sufficient money to the State Department of Health to provide the county with a full-time health service. This department included the services of a medical health officer, a public health nurse, and a public health engineer. Inasmuch as the inclusion of the services of a graduate engineer in …
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Helper Woman: A Biography of Elinor Delight Gregg
… made to professional nursing and to humanity. Nurse, educator, administrator, beloved relative, and friend, Elinor Gregg was an outstanding person whom nurses today might well emulate. Historical method provided the context for the study. Data were collected from the National Archives; National …
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Closing the Health Disparities Gap Between African American Mothers and Infants and Their Racial and Ethnic Counterparts in Correspondence with the Santa Clara County’s Black Infant Health Program
<p>Health disparities and inequities that affect the African American (includes those who consider themselves of African descent and/or Black individuals) women and their babies appear to be less dependent upon age, economic status, or education, as once considered previously. Further, it was …
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Depression and Non-Responsive Behavior Displayed By Low Socio-Economic Latino Mothers in an Urban Child and Youth Clinic
<p>During the researcher's experience as a public health nurse, she became aware of two types of depressed women. The first type is the withdrawn, weeping, self-isolating woman while the second type cited numerous physical complaints which prevented her from caring for her home and children. Both …
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Redeployment to COVID-19 Workforces: The Lived Experiences of Public Health Nurses
… pandemic has placed unprecedented strain on healthcare systems globally. Public health nurses (PHNs) have been especially impacted as many transitioned from non-clinical roles to the frontlines of the pandemic. Available research focuses predominately on redeployed healthcare providers within …
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Examining Cross-sector Collaboration to Support Implementation of the Ontario Public Health Standards – School Health Standard Guideline
… have been an ideal setting to promote the health of children and youth, and the Comprehensive School Health approach has been an evidence-based way to engage in this work with a demonstrated return on investment. Ontario has established commitment to the Comprehensive School Health approach …