29.0: Introduction
A community health nursing student, Noah is interested in working in community and public health nursing upon graduation. He has had a wide variety of clinical experiences in the community. As a part of his program, he has experienced multiple community nursing settings, including a public school-based clinic, a maximum-security prison, and occupational health nursing at a large biotechnology firm. Noah recognizes that these practice settings focus on health promotion, disease prevention, and education. Noah tells his professor that in these roles, he sees the nurses making a difference in the lives of clients. In his next rotation at a local health department, Noah will help the nurse conduct a vaccine clinic and participate in emergency preparedness drills.
Community and population health nurses can work across a variety of practice settings caring for diverse clients and communities . This chapter will highlight common practice settings for community and population health nurses, such as occupational health , school health , correctional nursing , and public health departments .