Public / Community Health and Nursing Practice notes

Public health and nursing go hand in hand. In the 2010 Future of Nursing report by the Institute of Medicine, the rationale for setting a goal that 80% of all nurses would hold a bachelor of science degree in nursing included the importance of demonstrated competencies in public health as key to the practice of nursing. As nurses, we apply public health science on a daily basis as we strive to prevent disease; reduce mortality and morbidity in those who are ill; and contribute to the hea...

Public health and nursing go hand in hand. In the 2010 Future of Nursing report by the Institute of Medicine, the rationale for setting a goal that 80% of all nurses would hold a bachelor of science degree in nursing included the importance of demonstrated competencies in public health as key to the practice of nursing. As nurses, we apply public health science on a daily basis as we strive to prevent disease; reduce mortality and morbidity in those who are ill; and contribute to the hea...