​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Nurse Executive Council

Mission: Provide public health nursing guidance and direction to Kentucky local health department nurse leaders, APRNs and clinical and community health nurses. This guidance includes policies and procedures, promotion of best practices, networking opportunities and links to other nursing resources. The platform of this committee is the promotion and heightened visibility of public health nursing.

Council Team Leader, Dr. Ruth Willard, DPH Director of Nursing

Public Health Nurse Webinars

• ​April 17, 2025 PHN Webinar Recording​

February 25, 2025 Documents

• ​Recognizing, Reporting, and Responding to Child Sexual Abuse in KY:     An Update for 2025 - Part 1
  
• Victim Rights and Secual Assault Examinations - Part 2
  
• Medical Examination Overview - Part 3
  
• Recognizing, Reporting, and Responding to Child Sexual Abuse in KY:     An Update for 2025 - Part 4​​​​

April 17, 2025 Documents

• ​PHN Webinar Agenda
  
• Nurse Executive Council Update
  
• KY Immunization Registry Data Quality Requirements
  
• How to Print an Official Immunization Certificate and/or Record
  
• Ending the HIV Epidemic in KY Through Routine Opt-Out Testing Implementation
  
• Histoplasmosis Training
  
• KY Syndromic Surveillance Program Overview​
  

Continuing Education Opportunities

TRAIN Courses

Abusive Head Trauma
Understanding Abusive Head Trauma: A Program for Nurses-TRAIN number 1103619

Mandatory Reporting of Child/Adult Abuse, Neglect, Violence and Human Trafficking per Kentucky Statute webcast-TRAIN 1088893

Addressing Suicide & Chronic Stress in the Nursing Field-TRAIN 1110402

Addressing Suicide: Treatment & Awareness for Healthcare Workers-TRAIN 1110397

Alzheimer's Disease and Other Forms of Dementia - TRAIN 1124874

Implicit Bias Training: Storytelling in Healthcare to Address Racial Healing-TRAIN 1112106

​​STD Enhanced Role RN Clinician Training - TRAIN number 1098354​