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Population-based public health nursing interventions: a model from practice
L O Keller1, S Strohschein, B Lia-Hoagberg
1Section of Public Health Nursing, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul 55164-0975, USA.
Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.)
|June 18, 1998
Summary
Public health nurses developed the Public Health Nursing Interventions (PHI) Model to clarify their vital role in improving health outcomes. This model outlines 17 interventions across systems, community, and individual levels.
Area of Science:
- Public Health Nursing
- Healthcare Systems Analysis
Background:
- Public health nurses face challenges in articulating their contributions within complex healthcare systems.
- A need exists to clearly define public health nursing practice and its impact on health outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a model that clearly defines public health nursing interventions.
- To better describe the work of public health nurses at community and systems levels.
- To broaden the understanding of the mission and scope of public health nursing.
Main Methods:
- Collaborative development process involving state and local public health nurses.
- Identification and description of key public health nursing interventions.
- Provision of practice examples across different levels of care.
Main Results:
- The Public Health Nursing Interventions (PHI) Model was created.
- The model identifies 17 distinct public health nursing interventions.
- Examples provided illustrate interventions at systems, community, and individual/family levels.
Conclusions:
- The PHI Model offers a clearer definition of public health nursing practice.
- The model enhances the description of public health nursing work, particularly at community and systems levels.
- It supports agency staff, administrators, educators, and policymakers in understanding and utilizing public health nursing.