title: A family caregiving model for public health nursing.
abstract: The absence of clear definitions of public health nursing competency have plagued efforts to demonstrate the need for public health nursing programs. This article describes a model that can be used to explain why public health nursing services should be integral to the public agenda.
authors.affiliation: Community Health Care Systems, University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Zerwekh
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy; D004644:Emotions; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011637:Public Health Nursing; D013995:Time