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12192335

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
There is evidence that public health is currently taking centre stage in the challenge to improve the population's health. This represents a change from the 1980s and 1990s where health promotion was the dominant concept among community nurses. Public health means different things to different people and while nurses have a role to play, there is a need to be more precise about their specific contribution. The creation of public health nursing posts across the UK is contribution to this confusion, as there is little emerging consensus as to what professionals in these posts should do. At present, there does not appear to be a dominant strategy or model of working. A preliminary analysis of job advertisements for public health nursing posts indicates a requirement for a 'supercharged' health visitor to work in a specific area to provide a link between the professional and lay communities. The emphasis is on community development with little on population health. Government policy on public health clearly highlights the important role of nurses in contributing to the public health agenda. The current role and function of public health nursing posts may not allow them to be classed as specialist public health nurses/nursing and to provide educational opportunities for nurses to develop the knowledge and skills which will enable them to work alongside medical and other healthcare colleagues in the pursuit of specialist public health practitioner status.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1462-4753
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
431-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Public health and the role of the nurse: the need for greater clarity.
pubmed:affiliation
Royal College of Nursing Development Centre, South Bank University, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review