OUR PROFESSIONAL ALLIES, THE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES

Factors that affect the process of professional identity formation in public health nurses

Objective: The aim of this study was to elucidate the process of professional identity formation and the factors that affect the process in public health nurses (PHNs). Methods: We performed an inductive qualitative analysis based on semi-structured interviews and focus group interviews of 65 PHNs. Results: At years 1 5, PHNs did not have a professional selfidentity. Therefore, it was important...

Nurses for Public Health Work

Since 1920 an international course of training in Public Health Nursing, organised by the Red Cross Societies, has been held at Bedford College for Women in order to meet the increasing demand in all countries for nurses qualified for service in the Public Health field. This year the students have more than maintained the high standard set by former groups, and all sixteen students received the...

Our Food: Packaging & Public Health

Immigrant workers are our allies, not our enemies.

The cold, hard reality of the global "savage capitalism" will be the greatest recruiter for unions offering real protections for workers. Health and safety issues have long been recognized as key to organizing workers. There is a positive "union effect" on workplace health and safety when informed and active workers are part of a member-controlled union on site. Solidarity among all working peo...

Sacrificing the personal to the professional: community mental health nurses.

BACKGROUND The study of stress in mental health nurses has almost always focused on factors intrinsic to their job roles and has neglected the interaction between work and home roles, which may also be a source of stress. Moreover, role theory has not provided an adequate account of either personal or occupational change, especially when this results from the experience of stress. METHODS Twe...