From the Book - Second edition.
Introduction to public health nursing practice
Evidence-based public health nursing practice
Competency 1: Applies the public health nursing process to communities, systems, individuals, and families
Competency 2: Utilizes basic epidemiological principles in public health nursing practice
Competency 3: Utilizes collaboration to achieve public health goals
Competency 4: Works within the responsibility and authority of the governmental public health system
Competency 5: Practices public health nursing within the auspices of the nurse practice act
Competency 6: Effectively communicates with communities, systems, individuals, families, and colleagues
Competency 7: Establishes and maintains caring relationships with communities, systems, individuals, and families
Competency 8: Shows evidence of commitment to social justice, the greater good, and the public health principles
Competency 9: Demonstrates nonjudgmental and unconditional acceptance of people different from self
Competency 10: Incorporates mental, physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental aspects of health into assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
Competency 11: Demonstrates leadership in public health nursing with communities, systems, individuals, and families
Putting it all together : what it means to be a public health nurse.
