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Nursing & Healthcare
December 03-04 , 2018
Amsterdam, Nether l ands
Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN: 2574-2825
Nursing & Healthcare 2018
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he aim of the study is to analyse the work environment and problems of public health nurses working within the primary
health care system in underdeveloped and developing countries worldwide, and propose solutions from a societal and nursing
point of view. In the world, the need for quality work force in primary health care has increased due to the expansion of health
care coverage today. Despite the fact that there are graduate and doctoral programs in Public Health Nursing Departments of
universities in various countries, nurses and nurse midwives working in community health centres and family health centres
carry out the duties of public health nurses within healthcare system. The number of public health nurses employed in primary
healthcare institutions is very low and insufficient. The conditions in these primary work environments affect public health nurses
negatively in terms of physical, psychological and social aspects. It is necessary to improve the employee personal rights of
public health nurses and improve the conditions for providing holistic health care.
tugba.gultekin.deu@gmail.com tugba.gultekin@deu.edu.trCurrent status of public health nursing in world,
problems encountered and solution proposals
T Gultekin
1
and Ardahan
2
1
Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey
2
Ege University, Turkey
J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C5-015