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Recorded presentation

Glenda Kelly, MSN, RN, Public Health Nursing Liaison, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, 930 Wildwood, P.O. Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570, 573-526-0449, glenda.kelly@dhss.mo.gov and Jeanne A. Matthews, PhD, RN, Arlington County DHS, Public Health Division and Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, 800 So. Walter Reed Dr, Arlington, VA 22204.

In 2001, the Quad Council of Nursing Organizations published “The Impact of the Nursing Shortage on Public Health Nursing,” identifying the impact of the national nursing shortage on public health. Since that time, much additional information about the shortage has been published, and the shortage paper has been updated. The purpose of this presentation is to share the updated version of the document. The updated paper presents information about the critical shortage of public health nurses and the impact of the shortage on the public's health. Systems issues in public health management and practice, faculty shortages and the impact on student capacity, and recommendations for a national approach to improving public health nursing capacity are also presented.

Learning Objectives:

• 1)Describe the contributors to the public health nursing shortage in the United States.
• 2)Analyze the impact of the PHN shortage on the public’s health.
• 3)Examine recommendations for improving public health nursing capacity.

Keywords: Workforce, Public Health Nursing

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation