The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Building Infrastructure for Public Health Nursing
4075.0: Tuesday, November 12, 2002: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Building Infrastructure for Public Health Nursing
This session will address the need for a systems approach to public health nursing in today's health environment. Models and developmental strategies will be proposed. Presenters will identify barriers and encourage organized advocacy to address them.
Learning Objectives: 1. Articulate the impact of public health nursing on health status and the need for PHN systems; 2. Describe the components of public health nursing system models; and 3. Discuss essential infrastructure requirements, including, funding, staffing, skilled management, documentation, quality improvement.
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Presider(s):Marilyn G. King
8:30 AMA Mathematical Model of Public Health Nursing's Impact on Public Health
Margaret Kilduff, PhD, C. Douglas Blewett, PhD
8:45 AMCalifornia Public Health Nursing Systems Model
Elaine E. Conley, RN, MPH
9:00 AMMobilizing public health nurses: The formation of a statewide public health nurse advocacy group in California
Mary C. Jue, RN, MSN, PHN, Joyce Mills, RN, PHN, CS
9:15 AMSupport for excellence: Exploring narratives from PHN managers
Margaret Diekemper, RN, MSN, CS, Sheila Leander, RN, MSN, Lee Smith-Battle, DnSc, RN
9:30 AMAutomating public health nursing client records
Donna L. Daulton, RN, BSN, Constance D. Grimes, RN, BSN, Linda K. Sayler, RN, BSN, Connie L. Schneider, RNBC, BSN
9:45 AMTuberculosis Staffing Standards
Elaine E. Conley, RN, MPH
Organized by:Public Health Nursing
CE Credits:Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA