Objective: To identify the components and define the concepts of “Public Health Nursing Skills for Health Crisis Management of Infectious Diseases” through an analysis of public health nursing textbooks.

Methods: Chapters on “health risk management” in 12 textbooks used in public health nursing education were analyzed using Rodgers’ method of concept analysis.

Results: Six categories were extracted as characteristics including [health guidance and awareness-raising matched to community characteristics and risks] and [strengthening and managing health and medical care delivery systems in collaboration with inside and outside public health centers]. Public health nursing skills for health risk management of infectious diseases were defined as “estimating the risk of infection in the community based on the analysis of epidemiological surveys and taking measures to prevent infection and the spread of infection in individuals and the entire community according to the characteristics of the community that are known through the activities of public health nurses during normal times using methods to strengthen and manage the health care system”.

Discussion: The results suggest that there are skills that have been added through the response to COVID-19 and these need to be taught in future basic education for public health nurses.

Objective: This study aimed to clarify the decision of public health nursing students to appear for recruitment examinations and the process of its successful completion.

Methods: A semi-structured interview survey was conducted with 10 fourth year students on the public health nursing course at University A, and a qualitative descriptive analysis was conducted.

Results: Five categories were extracted in the process of deciding to take the recruitment examinations: “determining aptitude for being a public health nurse,” “determining aptitude for being a nurse,” “influence on career choice of public health nurses’ supervising in practical training,” “seeking career choice,” “parental advice.” Seven categories were extracted from the process of passing recruitment examinations: “job search specific to public health nurse student,” “plenty of support in preparing for the examinations,” “positive preparation for the examinations,” “choice of examinations municipality,” “reconsideration of career path to other nursing professions,” “reassurance of recognizing the path to success,” and “confrontation with self.”

Discussion: It was found that the students were positively influenced and supported by their surroundings despite having an undecisive and wavering mind while deciding whether to continue to appear recruitment examinations. Faculty support is needed when students feel uncertain about their aptitude to become a public health nurse, in the choice of examinations municipality, and in the interview process.