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dc.contributor.authorRyan, Robin E.
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T19:24:58Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T19:24:58Z
dc.date.issued2007-05-31
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/32089
dc.descriptionThesis (M.P.H.)--University of Kansas, Preventive Medicine, 2007.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe nurse has historically been a key figure in public health. The shrinking pool of nurses, competitive hiring practices, and individual attitudes about the role of the public health nurse make public health recruitment increasingly difficult. This thesis proposed that the undergraduate nursing population had incomplete knowledge about public health nursing (PHN) and didn't consider the role for immediate post-graduate employment. To test the thesis, students were surveyed to determine priorities when choosing a position, attractiveness of options, and attitudes about the role. 151 senior students from three nursing schools completed the survey. Students had the highest level of interest in hospital nursing. One-third of respondents reported no interest in PHN. The majority believed the PHN was paid less, was not always valued, and did not utilize all of the skills of a baccalaureate-educated nurse. Role promotion and building public health relationships should be prioritized.en_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansasen_US
dc.rightsThis item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.en_US
dc.subjectHealth and environmental sciencesen_US
dc.titleThe public health nurse: Looking back and looking forwarden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplinePreventive Medicine
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.P.H.
kusw.bibid5349261
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccessen_US


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