dc.contributor.author | Ryan, Robin E. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-08T19:24:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-08T19:24:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-05-31 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/32089 | |
dc.description | Thesis (M.P.H.)--University of Kansas, Preventive Medicine, 2007. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The 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.publisher | University of Kansas | en_US |
dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | en_US |
dc.subject | Health and environmental sciences | en_US |
dc.title | The public health nurse: Looking back and looking forward | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Preventive Medicine | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.P.H. | |
kusw.bibid | 5349261 | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | en_US |