Public Health Nursing publishes empirical research reports, program evaluations, and case reports focused on populations at risk across the lifespan. The journal also prints articles related to developments in practice, education of public health nurses, theory development, methodological innovations, legal, ethical, and public policy issues in public health, and the history of public health nursing throughout the world. While the primary readership of the Journal is North American, the journal is expanding its mission to address global public health concerns of interest to nurses.

《Public Health Nursing》是一本由WILEY出版商出版的专业医学期刊，该刊创刊于1984年，刊期Bimonthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE、SSCI收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：医学 4区，小类学科：护理 4区；公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生 4区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q3。该刊发文范围涵盖护理等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外护理工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为1.77，平均审稿速度较慢,6-12周。