Standards of Performance

[Sylvia Fish]

Please take my name off this communication list.


>>> "Linda Hubbard" <lbhubbard at gdph.state.ga.us> 09/09 7:33 PM >>>

I agree.


>>> mcohen at miix.com 09/05/01 10:47AM >>>

Since I self identify as a public health nurse, I would have preferred to be
credentialled as such rather than the certification in community health. I
believe that if are to educate nurses to provide population based services,
then we should provide for certification in that speciality of public health
nursing. With no disrespect intended to my colleagues in home
health/community health, the skill set for public health nursing is
different. However, in the interest of not using every letter in the
alphabet to identify ourselves it might be of value to offer credentialing
in public/community health within the purview of one exam. Miriam Cohen

-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Downing [mailto:Ddowni at co.arlington.va.us] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 10:40 AM
To: Public Health Nursing Discussion and Information 
Subject: Standards of Performance


Hi,

I think this will be in line with the thread of discussion about standards
of performance. I find myself involved in frequent discussions about
credentialing for Public Health Nurses.

Credentialing the public health workforce has become a major area of
discussion. ASPH and APHA chair a committee examining the broad issue of
credentialing the entire public health workforce.

Several years ago ANA published Scope and Standards of Practice for Public
Health Nursing, a first step in a possible process leading to a
credentialing exam for public health nurses.

How do members of the listserve feel about a public health nurse
credentialing exam? Would PHNs be interested? 

Thanks,

Diane



>>> mcohen at miix.com 09/05/01 09:02AM >>>

thank you for sharing that information. As part of an ongoing initiative for
standards of performance for local health departments, New Jersey is
developing a best practices document for public health nursing. It is
helpful to learn what is being done by colleagues. Miriam Cohen

-----Original Message-----
From: caseyd50 [mailto:diana.casey at verizon.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 8:28 PM
To: Public Health Nursing Discussion and Information 
Subject: Re: Technology on PH Nursing


We are Public Health so there was not much published in outcomes. The
outcomes we developed are based on the dimension of health (Clark) based on
Nursing Diagnoses that has a PH focus. Our interventions we took some from
NIC but had to improvise. We also took into consideration Healthy People
2010 directives and PH Core functions.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cohen, Miriam" <mcohen at miix.com>
To: "Public Health Nursing Discussion and Information "
<phnurses at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 6:56 AM
Subject: RE: Technology on PH Nursing



> Does this software measure outcomes of popualation based initiatives or is

> its use primarily for home health interventions? Miriam Cohen

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Karen Monsen [mailto:Karen.Monsen at co.washington.mn.us] 

> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 9:02 AM

> To: Public Health Nursing Discussion and Information

> Subject: Re: Technology on PH Nursing

>

>

> In Washington County, MN, and in many Minnesota counties, we are using

> software for nursing documentation and outcomes measurement.  The software

> our agency uses is called CareFacts.  It is a commercial software product.

> The outcomes measurements come from the Omaha System, upon which the

> CareFacts software is based.  We are able to demonstrate statistically

> significant improvement in client knowledge, behavior and status following

> public health nursing services.  KM

>

> Karen Monsen, Program Manager

> Washington County Public Health and Environment

> P.O. Box 3803

> Stillwater, MN  55082-3803

>

> 651-430-6697  phone

> 651-430-6730  fax

>

> >>> "caseyd50" <diana.casey at verizon.net> 09/02/01 02:17PM >>>

> I am interested in the types of technology PHNs are using in their daily

> work. In my county (Ventura, CA), our PHNs' document using a software

system

> we have designed utilizing an outcome-based nursing process system. I

would

> be interested if any other agencies are using a similar model.

> Thank you,

> Diana Casey

> diana.casey at verizon.net 

>

>

>

>

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