Competency Development
for Public Health Nurses
This page is designed to help public health nurses assess skills, gain professional development guidance, and discover appropriate learning opportunities and resources to meet their goals.
Public Health Nursing is the practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social and public health sciences (APHA, Public Health Nursing Section, 1996). Public health nursing is unique within the discipline of nursing because the community is the client.
In December 2004, the North Carolina Association of Public Health Nurse Administrators (NCAPHNA) adopted the Quad Council Public Health Nursing Competencies as the framework for public health nursing professional development in North Carolina. The Quad Council Competencies are based on the Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health Practice Core Competencies.
Review the competencies for Public Health Nurses
- 2011 Quad Council Public Health Nursing Competencies
(More info on the Quad Council Competencies) - North Carolina Board of Nursing Reflective Practice Re-Licensure Requirements
Assess your skills
- Public Health Nursing Competency Assessment
- National Core Competency Continuum
- Tier 1 Self Assessment (Entry Level)
- Tier 2 Self Assessment (Management)
- Tier 3 Self Assessment (Leadership)
- Public Health Leadership and Management Self Assessment
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