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The Canadian Schools of Nursing (CASN) Task Force on Public Health was mandated to facilitate Schools of Nursing to provide students with the foundation required to meet the Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice. As a member of this Task Force Dr. Valaitis led this paper which reports on an environmental scan that explored barriers and enablers influencing the integration of community health nursing content in baccalaureate education in Canada.
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Data was collected over three phases including: 1) a pan-Canadian survey of nursing schools, 2) completion of open-ended workbook questions by educators, policy makers, administrators, and community health nursing managers attending a pan-Canadian symposium on community health nursing, and 3) recorded notes from the symposium. The response rate for the survey was 72.5% (n = 61 schools) and approximately 125 stakeholders participated in symposium activities. Internal and external enablers and challenges as well as recommendations for practice and education are presented.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18597668
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Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC)
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https://www.chnc.ca/nursing-standards-of-practice.cfm
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A Pan-Canadian Survey of Community Health Nursing Content Taught in Schools of Nursing: Are We Preparing Students for the New Standards of Practice