title: The public health nursing role: an overview of future trends.
abstract: In this article, the authors consider the current state of public health nursing and the function it fulfils. Describing the development of the public health movement and the policies which inform current strategies, they suggest that a more appropriate role is needed for public health nursing to address the needs of the wider community rather than simply acting as a focus for the provision of general practice services.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caraher
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McNab
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*