166466 Baccalaureate Education: Foundation for Public Health Nursing Practice

Sunday, November 4, 2007: 5:05 PM

Jeanne A. Matthews, PhD, RN , Arlington County DHS, Public Health Division and Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, Arlington, VA
     
Matthews, lead author of the concept paper: "Baccalaureate Education: Foundation for Public Health Nurisng Practice" will focus her remarks on the state of baccalaureate education within public health nursing.

Learning Objectives:
Discuss the healthcare context and major issues surrounding baccalaureate education as the foundation for public health nursing practice. Propose strategies for increasing the collective power and visibility of public health nurses within both nursing and public health.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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