A call to action for public health nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Edmonds, Joyce K.; Kneipp, Shawn M.; Campbell, Lisa

doi:10.1111/phn.12733

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“…Of particular interest was their perspective that identity is critical during periods of upheaval or turning points. This perspective aligns with the turmoil PHN has experienced over the past two decades, including overall reduction in workforce numbers (Schofield et al, 2011), of particular concern in light of COVID-19 (Edmonds, Kneipp, & Campbell, 2020); changes to practice, including reassigning select roles and responsibilities to other providers (Clancy, 2007); diminished resources and professional status (Curtis & Glacken, 2014;Schofield et al, 2011); and limited options for graduate education, with closure of numerous U.S. PHN master's programs (Canales & Drevdahl, 2014).…”

Section: Ethical Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 76%

Being arealnurse: A secondary qualitative analysis of how public health nurses rework their work identities

Drevdahl

Canales

2020

Nursing Inquiry

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The Latin expression nihil sub sole novum-'there is nothing new under the sun'-applies to today's groundswell of renewed interest in the concept of population health (Neve, Hothersall, & Rodrigues, 2019). Population health is concerned with 'interrelated conditions and factors that influence the health of populations, identifies systematic variations in their patterns of occurrence, and applies the resulting knowledge to develop and implement policies and actions to improve the health and well-being of those populations' (Government of Canada, 2013). Renewed interest is evident in Canada, where a 'population health approach' is being used to reduce health inequities (Cohen et al., 2014), and in the United Kingdom (UK), where the Nursing and Midwifery Council recently revised its competencies to include population health (Lasater, Atherton, & Kyle, 2020). In Australia, the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services collaborated with the University of Melbourne to increase the number of population health course offerings (Naccarella, Butterworth, & Moore, 2016), while in the United States, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) (2019) integrated population health concepts into its vision for nursing education. What has not been considered in exhortations to focus on population health is the role of professional or work identity and the accompanying tension created in trying to move nurse actions to the population health level. Since work identity is critical in determining the 'purpose and worth' of nursing (Willetts & Clarke, 2014, p. 165), it also may be useful in understanding nursing's uptake of population health. The analysis reported here arose from an earlier study whose purpose was to explore factors influencing public health nurses' decisions to obtain a graduate degree (Drevdahl & Canales, 2018). Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with 30 U.S. nurses working in public health. During the interviews, study participants often discussed how they understood their role as public health nurses. Although these data

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Section: Ethical Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 76%

Being arealnurse: A secondary qualitative analysis of how public health nurses rework their work identities

Drevdahl

Canales

2020

Nursing Inquiry

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“…Public health nurses are positioned at the forefront of community care during the current pandemic outbreak. It is critical for public health nurses to educate the public about COVID‐19 and to support communities and populations in need during this time (Edmonds et al., 2020). In promoting public health, nurses should provide guidance in health promotion and risk reduction.…”

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Perceived risk of infection and smoking behavior change during COVID‐19 in Ohio

Chertok

2020

Public Health Nursing

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The infectious pandemic outbreak of the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Clinical manifestations include a range of symptoms, from more common symptoms of tiredness, fever, and cough to less common symptoms of conjunctivitis and discoloration of digits, with respiratory symptoms being the most serious and associated with complications, increasing the risk for morbidity and mortality. COVID-19 has impacted communities and individuals globally as the infection has been quickly spreading. The virus is primarily transmitted among humans through droplet infection, by inhaling or ingesting respiratory droplets of an infected person who has coughed or sneezed (Adhikari et al., 2020). The virus is also transmitted through contact infection, by touching a contaminated surface and then transferring the virus to mouth, nose, or eyes, wherein

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“…Nurses, including public health nurses (PHNs), are on the front line of this crisis [5]. PHNs who work in public health centers have a vital role in the epidemic chain for controlling COVID-19.…”

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confidence: 99%

Coronavirus Disease-19: Public Health Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, and Perceived Barriers in Indonesia

Sahar

Kiik

Wiarsih

et al. 2020

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 outbreaks and its rapid rise in prevalence has been a major concern internationally. We conducted a short survey to understand the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding COVID-19 and estimated barriers to disease transmission perceived by public health nurses (PHN) in Indonesia. AIM: The study aimed to identify the association of sociodemographic characteristic with knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding COVID-19 among PHNs in Indonesia and highlight barriers to the control of infection perceived by PHNs. METHODS: A national, online, and cross-sectional survey was conducted from May 28 to June 9, 2020, with a total of 368 participants. A questionnaire was used to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice. An independent t-test was used to compare attitude differences of PHNs in gender and place of work. One-way analysis of variance was used to compare differences in attitude of PHNs by age, work experience, educational level, and source of information. The Pearson’s correlation test was used to measure the correlation between knowledge, attitude, and practices. RESULTS: The majority of participants had good knowledge of COVID-19 (77.4%), had mean scores of attitude toward COVID-19 of 33.0 ± 2.7, and had good practices regarding COVID-19 (84.2%). Factors associated with knowledge were sources of information (p = 0.013). Factors associated with attitude were gender (p = 0.003), work experience (p = 0.010), and sources of information (p = 0.035). Factors associated with practices were gender (p = 0.011) and sources of information (p = 0.029). There were significant, positive linear correlations between knowledge and attitude (r = 0.435, p = 0.000), knowledge and practices (r = 0.314, p = 0.000), and attitude and practices (r = 0.362, p = 0.000). Most participants strongly agreed that limitations on infection control materials (50.8%) and patients hiding their travel history, resulting in screening inaccuracies (59.8%), were barriers. CONCLUSIONS: A significant association between sources of information and knowledge, attitude, and practices, with the addition of other related factors. There were also significant positive linear correlations between knowledge, attitude, and practices. Nevertheless, the majority of the PHN perceived that limitations on infection control materials and patients hiding their travel history, resulting in screening inaccuracy, were major barriers.

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A call to action for public health nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Cited by 64 publications

References 1 publication

Being arealnurse: A secondary qualitative analysis of how public health nurses rework their work identities

Being arealnurse: A secondary qualitative analysis of how public health nurses rework their work identities

Perceived risk of infection and smoking behavior change during COVID‐19 in Ohio

Coronavirus Disease-19: Public Health Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, and Perceived Barriers in Indonesia

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