Which organization publishes and articulates the essentials of public health nursing, including the activities and accountabilities that are characteristics of practice at all levels and settings?
A) Association of Community Health Nurse Educators (ACHNE)
B) American Nurses Association (ANA)
C) American Public Health Association (APHA)
D) Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing (ASTDN)
Ans: B
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) sets the scope and standards for all professional practice. The publication Public Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice articulates the essentials of public health nursing, including the activities and accountabilities that are characteristic of practice at all levels and settings. The Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations is an alliance of four national nursing organizations that addresses public health nursing issues in the United States, composed of the following: Association of Community Health Nurse Educators (ACHNE), ANA's Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics (CNPE), American Public Health Association (APHA)–Public Health Nursing Section, and Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing (ASTDN).
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