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| ASTDN Position Paper: National Nurse Proposal December 27, 2006 |
ASTDN and other Quad Council members are signatories on a Updated Letter of Concern relating to the Office of the National Nurse proposal. Concerns relate to the redunancy of the proposal with existing offices and structures,the current underfunding of the nation's public health system, and the need for effective, evidence-based interventions in addressing public health problems and issues. Rather than creating new, parallel offices and volunteer structures, ASTDN and others believe the nation should invest in and reinforce our existing public health infrastructure and resources. |
| The Public Health Nursing Shortage: A Threat to the Public’s Health |
Public Health Nursing is in the midst of a critical shortage, one that threatens the health of the nation. While nursing shortages have existed before, the magnitude of the current shortage is far worse than any the U.S. has ever experienced. In this time of increasing demands on public health to respond to issues such as emergency preparedness, new emerging infections, and significant increases in chronic illnesses, the public health nursing shortage must be addressed. Feb 2007 |
| ASTDN Endorses Americans For Nursing Shortage Relief Document |
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| Americans for Nursing Shortage Relief (ANSR) Consensus Document |
Assuring Quality Health Care for the United States: Building and Sustaining an Infrastructure of Qualified Nurses for the Nation released May, 2007 |
| ASTHO Public Health Workforce Shortage: Public Health Nurses |
The supply of public health nurses is declining and employment trends indicate that the decrease will continue. |
| Cross Walk of ACHNE, ANA, APHA-PHNS, & ASTDN Organizational Objectives |
| Public Health Nursing Journal: Issue on Public Health Nursing Competencies |
The March/April 2006 issue of Public Health Nursing focuses on Public Health Nursing Competencies. Public Health Nursing, Volume 23, Issue 2 (2006) Single issues of the journal may be purchased by contacting Customer Services at Blackwell Publishing, Ltd. at the single issue rate ($31 personal, $93 institutional.) customerservices@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com. Information about subscriptions and ordering individual copies is also provided in the inside front cover of the journal (making it easy for anyone who orders a single issue to get a subscription if they so desire). |
| Quad Council Public Health Nurse Competencies Finalized April, 3, 2003 |
This document complements the "Definition of Public Health Nursing" adopted by the APHA Public Health Nursing Section in 1996 and the Scope and Standards of Public Health Nursing (Quad Council, 2006). Differentiating public health nursing competencies at the generalist and specialist levels helps to clarify the specialty for both the discipline of nursing and the profession of public health. |
ASTDN was a co-sponsor and workgroup member of the subject document and was represented at the 2007 ANA policy conference.
Click here to download the 26 page pdf.
Included content in the document:
- Ethical Issues
- Emergency competencies for clinicians
- Unusual care expectations
- Recommendations for emergency care pre, during and post event.
State Survey Regarding BSN Requirement - Dec 2008
In December 2008 a survey was done via the ASTDN listserv regarding if states required a BSN to practice as a public health nurse. Some people replied briefly to the question indicating simply “yes’ or “no” while others supplied more information. ...
| Environmental Health Principles & Recommendations for Public Health Nursing American Public Health Association, Public Health Nursing Section, December 2005 |
| Public Health Nursing: A Partner for Healthy Populations written by ASTDN and published by the American Nurses Association, 2000. |
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10/19/11 |