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Public health nurses' activities at a time of specialization in nursing-A national study
Yafa Haron1, Mriam Honovich2, Sarit Rahmani3
1Health Policy NS, Research Department, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Objectives:
To provide a detailed, up-to-date account of the job description and practice areas of current public health nurses.
Design And Sample:
A cross-sectional study. A sample of 824 public health nurses, 80% of public health nurses in Israel, participated in a national structured survey.
Measures:
A structured questionnaire eliciting self-reported public health nursing activities, priorities, perceived deficiencies, and job satisfaction was compiled.
Results:
Nearly 70% of surveyed public health nurses provided individual-level interventions and less population-health-focused activities such as community needs assessments and development and implementation of community-based projects.
Conclusions:
Advanced training should be required in several areas of practice and the scope of public health nurses' practice should be expanded, with greater emphasis on population health.
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