Relevant Challenges and Considerations for Public Health Nursing Practice

• 2016

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This document explains the challenges and important considerations in public health nursing, especially in Minnesota. It explains what public health nurses do, the rules they must follow, and how they often work alone or with people from other fields. A Public Health Nursing Flowchart is included, providing a step-by-step guide to help nurses make decisions when facing difficult situations at work. It highlights the need for good communication, ongoing learning, teamwork, and following standards to keep patients safe.

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Focus Areas: Infectious Disease; Mental Health; Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Nurses; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Certification; Community Health Nursing; Competency-Based Education; Decision Making; Health Policy; Interprofessional Relations; Nursing; Nurses, Public Health; Public Health Nursing; Safety; Professional Autonomy; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Peer Review, Health Care; Practice Guideline; Evidence-Based Practice; Nurses, Community Health; Scope of Practice

Institutions: Minnesota Department of Health

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