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Population-based care is an important part of school nursing practice in the 21st century. However, many school nurses may not fully understand what population-based care means. This article outlines what population-based care entails and provides several school nursing examples.

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public health nursing school nursing practice population-based care prevention student health

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The Measles Outbreak: School Nurses’ Population-based Care Super Power

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