"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D011637
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.478.676.755
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Public Health Nursing" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of COVID-19 on public health nursing student learning outcomes. Public Health Nurs. 2022 03; 39(2):481-487.
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Faculty perspectives on transitioning public health nursing clinical to virtual in response to COVID-19. Public Health Nurs. 2021 09; 38(5):907-912.
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A scholarly concentration program to promote public health nursing for generalist Clinical Nurse Leader students. J Prof Nurs. 2021 Mar-Apr; 37(2):348-353.
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School Nurse Job Descriptions in Urban Districts: Alignment With the Framework for 21st-Century School Nursing Practice. J Sch Nurs. 2022 Aug; 38(4):410-417.
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An academic practice partnership: Building capacity to meet sexual health education policy requirements of a public school system. Public Health Nurs. 2018 09; 35(5):414-419.
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Evidence of Public Health Nursing Effectiveness: A Realist Review. Public Health Nurs. 2017 07; 34(4):324-334.
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Creating the future of public health nursing: a call to action. Public Health Nurs. 2015 Mar-Apr; 32(2):91-3.
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Factors explaining variability in health literacy outcomes of public health nursing clients. Public Health Nurs. 2015 Mar-Apr; 32(2):94-100.
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The Quad Council practice competencies for public health nursing. Public Health Nurs. 2013 Nov-Dec; 30(6):519-36.
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Family home visiting outcomes for Latina mothers with and without mental health problems. Public Health Nurs. 2013 Sep-Oct; 30(5):429-38.