title: The evolution of pediatric community nursing in the state of Mississippi.
abstract: Pediatric community nursing has evolved and changed throughout the last 50 years. This article follows the development of pediatric nursing as a specialty area within public health and shows its impact on nursing practice, care provision, and health policy determination. This article also traces the influence of earlier methods of care provision on current trends within pediatric nursing today.
authors.affiliation: Department of Women's and Children's Health, School of Nursing, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Kolar
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Wilkerson
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Northington
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008922:Mississippi; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000266:history*; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history