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Article: Colorado Public Health nurse certificate.
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- Colorado Nurse
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Public Health Nursing Consultants reach out to provide technical assistance and orientation for new public health nurses. In 2007, a state enumeration study identified 604 government employed public health nurses in Colorado. All 64 counties in Colorado have at least one public health nurse, with 13 single nurse counties providing all the public health services. In the rural counties it is difficult to find experienced public health nurses when a nurse retires. A statewide 2002 educational and training needs survey identified competency based educational and training needs. The Certificate proposal sets an ...