question archive DifferencesSynthesis of nursing practice and public health to promote and preserve the health of populations In many textbooks, the terms Community Health Nurse and Public Health Nurse are used
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DifferencesSynthesis of nursing practice and public health to promote and preserve the health of populations
In many textbooks, the terms Community Health Nurse and Public Health Nurse are used. Nies & McEwen (2009) uses the terms interchangeably. ANA definition (1980) follows:
What are your thoughts of the 2 terms and whether they are different or the same?
References:
American Nurses Association (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements. Silver Spring, MD: Nursesbooks.org Retrieved from https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/ethics/code-of-ethics-for-nurses/coe-view-only/
Nies, & McEwen (2009). Community/Public Health Nursing (6th ed). Elsevier: St. Louis.