TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - COMPETENCY #5 Works Within the Responsibility and Authority of the Governmental Public Health System A1 - Schaffer, Marjorie A. A1 - Brueshoff, Bonnie A1 - Linck, Raney A2 - Schoon, Patricia M. A2 - Porta, Carolyn M. A2 - Schaffer, Marjorie A. PY - 2019 T2 - Population-Based Public Health Clinical Manual: The Henry Street Model for Nurses, 3e AB - Dan was recently employed as a public health nurse (PHN) by a county health department. After two months on the job, he is asked to assist other PHNs in responding to a recent outbreak of measles. All confirmed cases to date are in the Somali population. Unfortunately, the Somali communities have been targeted with misinformation about vaccine risks and have subsequently struggled with low rates of MMR immunization.Dan has never worked for the government. Through the orientation process, he begins to wonder whether he will ever understand how the different levels of government work together. He refers to his orientation materials for Population-Based Public Health Nursing Competency #5, which focuses on working with governmental systems. He comments to his supervisor, Carol, “This competency has so many parts. How will I ever understand what all these terms mean for the work I am doing?” SN - PB - Sigma Theta Tau International CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/12/11 UR - apn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1189289999 ER -