Public health nursing
Topic: Community health
The nursing specialty that protects and promotes the health of communities and at-risk groups, not only individuals, and works to prevent disease. Its main roles are community assessment, health education, communicable disease control such as contact tracing, immunization and preparing for public health emergencies. Public health nurses work in health departments, community centers, shelters and other community settings.
- Also known as:
- Community health nursing
- In Turkish:
- Halk sağlığı hemşireliği
What does Public health nursing mean?
Public health nursing is part of the Community health topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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