A Treatise on Rural Public Health Nursing

Clinical Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-60960-561-2.ch711 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 2013-2028 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wanda Sneed

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Remote Monitoring ◽

Nursing Practice ◽

Care Delivery ◽

Healthcare Delivery ◽

Public Health Nursing ◽

Rural Culture ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Health Nursing ◽

Monitoring Devices

Nursing informaticists can be leaders in promoting prevention of illness and diseases in the 21st century. Developing an infrastructure for application of preventive and predicative models in healthcare delivery is paramount. This chapter stresses the need for rural regions to develop paradigmatic models for incorporating all aspect of the human ecology domain. While movement in public health nursing is contingent on improvement in public health interconnectivity, nurse informaticists need to develop a classification system for public health nursing, develop databases for evidence–based practice, and incorporate the rural culture in their work. Incorporation of genomics in daily nursing practice will soon be a reality. As consumer-driven healthcare becomes the reality, the platform for healthcare delivery will change. A change to care delivery in a variety of community sites with electronic information exchanges and personal health records will require robust work by informaticists. Remote monitoring devices in clients’ homes are another arena which will require a new set of skills for nursing interventionists.

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Public Health Nursing Practice

AJN American Journal of Nursing ◽

10.2307/3419000 ◽

1964 ◽

Vol 64 (3) ◽

pp. 62

Author(s):

Leah Hoenig ◽

Ruth B. Freeman

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Nursing Practice ◽

Public Health Nursing ◽

Health Nursing

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Development and content validation of a measure to assess evidence-informed decision-making competence in public health nursing

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0248330 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. e0248330

Author(s):

Emily Belita ◽

Jennifer Yost ◽

Janet E. Squires ◽

Rebecca Ganann ◽

Maureen Dobbins

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Decision Making ◽

Public Health Nursing ◽

Public Health Nurses ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Informed Decision Making ◽

Response Process ◽

Validity Assessment ◽

Content Coverage ◽

Health Nursing

There are professional expectations for public health nurses to develop competencies in evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) due to its potential for improved client outcomes. Robust tools to assess EIDM competence can encourage increased EIDM engagement and uptake. This study aimed to develop and validate the content of a measure to assess EIDM competence among public health nurses. A four-stage process, based on measure development principles and the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, was used to develop and refine items for a new EIDM competence measure: a) content coverage assessment of existing measures; b) identification of existing measures for use and development of items; c) validity assessment based on content; d) validity assessment based on response process. An EIDM competence measurement tool consisting of EIDM knowledge, skills, attitudes/beliefs, and behaviour items was developed using conceptual literature and existing measures (Evidence-Based Practice Competency Tool and Evidence-Based Practice Beliefs Scale) to address limitations of existing EIDM tools identified from the content coverage assessment. Item content validity index ratings ranged from 0.64–1.00. Qualitative themes from validity assessment based on content and response process included word changes to improve clarity, reducing item redundancy, separating multi-component items, and ensuring items reflect nursing role expectations. Upon determining its reliability and validity, there is potential for the EIDM competence measure to be used in: public health nursing practice to identify competence gaps and strengths to facilitate professional development activities; in research to support development of strategies to build EIDM capacity; and for curriculum planning and development across nursing education programs.

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