Little research has previously compared the demographic and practice characteristics of registered nurses (RNs) who work in public health (PH RNs) with other RNs and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who work in public health (PH APRNs) with other APRNs.

This journal article examines differences in characteristics between PH RNs and other RNs and between PH APRNs and other APRNs.