"Public Health Nursing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A nursing specialty concerned with promoting and protecting the health of populations, using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health sciences to develop local, regional, state, and national health policy and research. It is population-focused and community-oriented, aimed at health promotion and disease prevention through educational, diagnostic, and preventive programs.
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D011637
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.478.676.755
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Public Health Nursing" by people in Profiles.
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Wager KA, Lee FW, Bradford WD, Jones W, Kilpatrick AO. Qualitative evaluation of South Carolina's Postpartum/Infant Home Visit program. Public Health Nurs. 2004 Nov-Dec; 21(6):541-6.
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Alexander JW, Liken M, Messias DK, Strebler L. Opportunities for practice in community/public health settings: a nursing education response to challenges in the 21st century. S C Nurse (1994). 2002 Jul-Sep; 9(3):29-30.
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Stuart GW, Worley N, Morris JA, Bevilacqua JJ. Role utilization of nurses in public psychiatry. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2000 Jul; 27(6):423-41.
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Bonham P. Health and wound care in Ireland: an American's view. Ostomy Wound Manage. 1999 Dec; 45(12):22-6.
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Erkel EA, Morgan EP, Staples MA, Assey VH, Michel Y. Case management and preventive services among infants from low-income families. Public Health Nurs. 1994 Oct; 11(5):352-60.
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Hoffman SE, Ma PC. Home care for the mentally ill in Taiwan: a public health model. Int Nurs Rev. 1987 Nov-Dec; 34(6):161-3.