Frontiers in Public Health
Nurses’ work engagement and perceived public health impact in post-pandemic China: a cross-sectional pathway study of knowledge translation, practice improvement, and community-academic partnerships
Background Public health nursing remains important to post-pandemic health-system resilience because nurses connect clinical care with prevention and community support. However, it remains unclear how nurses’ work engagement is associated with perceived public health contribution through evidence use and practice improvement. Objective This study examined associations among nurses’ work engagement, community–academic partnerships, knowledge translation, practice improvement, and nurses’ perceived public health impa …