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Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses were the frontline and tireless healthcare workers providing their services to patients. At the same time, the role of nurses was not only limited to providing health care to COVID-19 patients, but was also crucial on the public health issues. For example, nurses played a key role in primary health care through both COVID-19 vaccination and through the collection of samples for coronavirus diagnostic testing in health centers, local health units and mobile health units. For example, nurses in primary health care were responsible for receiving, storing and safely administering vaccines against COVID-19. The cornerstones of public health nursing applications combine the principles and values of public health and nursing to create the right conditions for promoting the health of individuals and communities. Continuing education of nurses is extremely important, as they need to constantly update and enrich their knowledge in a clinical enviromnent that is constantly changing, as exemplified by the huge changes brought about by the pandemic worldwide. There are several challenges and opportunities for public health nurses after the COVID-19 pandemic. The role of nurses is particularly important in the case of vulnerable populations. The role of school nurses is particularly important, as children are a vulnerable population group as they rely on adults to meet their needs. As children are in school for a large part of the day. everyone involved in their care should work together to meet their needs as best as possible. In this context, school nurses play an important role, as children face many health risks, such as poor nutrition, limited physical activity, asthma, sexually transmitted diseases, stress, bullying, etc. In conclusion, the action of nurses in public health can be multidimensional, contributing in various areas, such as schools, home care, health centers, etc.

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Title
Public Health Nursing after the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author
Konstantakopoulou, Olympia, MSc, PhD 1 ; Galanis, Petros, PhD 2 

 Center for Health Services Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece 
 Assistant Professor, Clinical Epidemiology Laboratory, Department of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece 
Pages
1048-1054
Section
Special Article
Publication year
2023
Publication date
May-Aug 2023
Publisher
Professor Despina Sapountzi - Krepia Publisher of the International Journal of Caring Sciences
ISSN
17915201
e-ISSN
1792037X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2865400897
Copyright
© 2023. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.