How much does an Public health nurse earn
A Public health nurse earns between $2.385 and $9.350 per month, with an average monthly salary of $4.345 and a median salary of $3.763 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.
Our research is based on the salaries of 242 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).
| Monthly Salary | Annual Salary | Salary Per Week | Hourly Salary | |
| Average wage | 4.345 | 52.141 | 1.086 | 23 |
| 1º Quartile | 2.385 | 28.618 | 596 | 13 |
| Median Salary | 3.763 | 45.159 | 941 | 20 |
| 3º Quartile | 7.131 | 85.573 | 1.783 | 38 |
| Higher Salary | 9.350 | 112.205 | 2.338 | 50 |
Professional job categories
- Science and arts professionals
- professionals of biological sciences, health
- medical professionals, health
- nurses
Related Positions:
Main workplaces
Nurses they work in the areas of health and social services. They carry out activities in public and private companies. The vast majority of nurses are registered, while perfusionists can also act as self-employed and employers. Both work as a team, indoors. Nurses work shifts (day/night), except for professionals who work in the Family Health Strategy, who work only during daytime hours and with a workload determined in a specific ordinance. Perfusionists work irregular hours. Nursing professionals are predominantly female, but the number of male professionals has increased in recent years. They are exposed to biological risks and - with the exception of Health and Occupational Nurses - to toxic materials, radiation, contamination by piercing-cutting materials and stress resulting from dealing with human life. Perfusionists work in uncomfortable positions for long periods and under constant supervision.
What does it take to work in the field of Nurses
The training required for nurses is a bachelor's degree and registration in Corem, while for perfusionists, training in a higher education course in the areas of biological or health sciences and a specialization course of 1400 hours is required. The full exercise of activities, for nurses, occurs after one to two years of professional experience, with the exception of those who work in the Family Health Strategy, where there is no requirement for previous experience. To be an expert in the area, it is recommended that the professional first go through different areas of work and later specialize in one of them. In the case of perfusionists, the full exercise of activities occurs after three to four years of professional experience.
Functions and activities of Public health nurse
Nurses must:
Activities
- participating in the development of health projects and policies;
- demonstrate attention ability;
- calculate drug dosage and arterial flow;
- guiding community participation in educational actions;
- guiding the team for infection control in health units;
- demonstrate negotiation skills;
- prescribe medication;
- fill equipment with perfusate(prime or priming);
- demonstrate sensitivity;
- identify users' needs;
- creating procedure strategies;
- collect data and samples;
- demonstrate leadership ability;
- encouraging community participation;
- demonstrate self-control;
- analyze data;
- discard used material;
- submit research results for publication;
- identify groups, families and individuals exposed to risks;
- preparing reports and documents;
- demonstrate ability to work in a team;
- survey needs and problems;
- confront the situation with information from legislation and standards;
- standardize nursing and/or perfusion norms and procedures;
- performing nursing consultations;
- participating in worker health programs and campaigns;
- perform an active search for local situations;
- guiding community participation in educational activities;
- evaluate performance of subordinates and peers;
- assemble cec set;
- coordinating the care of users;
- diagnose the situation;
- analyze the assistance provided by the nursing team;
- evaluate results;
- demonstrate manual dexterity;
- promote comprehensive care;
- prescribing medication;
- to be responsible for all services provided to the enrolled population;
- organize study groups;
- develop technical and scientific works;
- participate in continuing education activities;
- defining health promotion strategies for specific situations and groups;
- setting priorities;
- request exams;
- notify diseases, injuries and situations of local importance;
- analyze medical records;
- define territory of action;
- raise research funds;
- set goals;
- organizing health promotion groups;
- demonstrate ability to provide humanized care;
- prescribe nursing actions;
- mapping area of operation;
- reinfuse residual volume of the circuit;
- participate in the management of inputs;
- confronting the situation with information from legislation and standards;
- dismantle cec set;
- change body temperature;
- demonstrate quick thinking;
- demonstrate ability to listen;
- request exams;
- identify partners and resources available in the community;
- carry out disease prevention and curative actions;
- performing more complex procedures;
- activate a multiprofessional health team;
- remove circulatory and ventilatory support;
- identify risk areas;
- registering activities in information systems;
- define health promotion strategies for specific situations and groups;
- developing continuing education programs;
- operate set of circulatory and ventilatory support;
- updating registration information;
- participate in team evaluations;
- demonstrate ability to interpret verbal and non-verbal language;
- perform myocardial protection(cardioplegia);
- demonstrate ability to adapt to situations;
- define actions according to local priorities;
- monitor work process;
- participate in planning activities;
- participating in the elaboration of health projects and policies;
- participating in the work of multidisciplinary teams;
- develop continuing education programs;
- monitor the selection process of nursing and/or perfusion professionals;
- capture research funds;
- provide direct assistance to critically ill patients;
- monitor the clinical evolution of patients;
- check the consistency of the nursing record with pathology;
- record observations, care and procedures provided;
- facilitate interaction between the acs and ubs professionals;
- serve patients/clients at home;
- define quality assessment methods;
- participating in the planning of actions by community health workers;
- developing educational material;
- developing action projects;
- evaluating actions of community health workers;
- check for irregularities related to the assistance provided;
- define type of equipment and material;
- demonstrate flexibility;
- apply methods for quality assessment;
- serving users in ubs, homes or community spaces;
- interpret hemodynamic and laboratory data;
- investigate irregularities related to the assistance provided;
- check equipment operation;
- collaborate with teaching and research entities;
- demonstrate organization;
- check stock of blood products and blood components;
- administer medication;
- participating in campaigns to combat health problems;
- perform exams;
- select materials and equipment;
Sectors that hire Public health nurse the most in the job market
- hospital care activities
- general public administration
- service activities in emergency room and hospital units for emergency care
- activities of associations for the defense of social rights
- long stay institutions for the elderly
- human immunization and vaccination services
- regulation of health, education, cultural services and other social services activities
- cleaning activities
- diagnostic imaging services using ionizing radiation
- pharmaceuticals retail trade, without formula handling
