Public Health Nurse

Public Health Nurse
One of Lillian Wald's nurses take a short cut accross tenement roofs to visit a patient, circa 1908

Monday, September 10, 2007

Welcome To My Blog

Welcome to my blog. My name is Enest Richards and I am currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Nursing with a concentration in Education at Mercy College. I have been a registered nurse for over 20 years and have a Masters in Public Health. My nursing career has focused on Public and Community Health, as staff nurse, Administrator, Quality Manager and Home Care Surveyor. With my background in Public Health, I feel strongly that this important field needs to integrated early in the nursing curriculum As patients are spending less time in the acute hospital setting and people are choosing to live in the community as opposed to long term care facilities, there is a need to prepare nurses for careers in community and public health.

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