Identify educational preparation of public health nurses and competencies necessary to practice.

After reading this chapter, the student should be able to do the following:
1. Define public health, public health system, public health nursing, and local, state, and national roles.
2. Identify trends in public health nursing.
3. Provide examples of public health nursing roles.
4. Differentiate the emerging public health issues that specifically affect public health nursing.
5. Describe collaborative partnerships.
6. Explain the principles of partnership.
7. Identify educational preparation of public health nurses and competencies necessary to practice.
8. Explore team concepts in public health settings