The term is derived from the primarily nocturnal habits of the owl. Usually, people who are night owls stay awake past midnight and extreme night owls may stay awake until just before or after dawn.
By Suzanne Ridgway. Lllian Wald was born into a comfortable Jewish family in 1867, but chose to work in the tenements of New York City. She coined the phrase âpublic health nursingâ and is considered to be the founder of that profession. Lillian was educated at a private boarding school.
Public Health Nurse Salary. A Public Health Nurse earns an average salary of $56,111 per year. Pay for this job does not change much by experience, with the most experienced earning only a bit more than the least. $41,201 - $79,875.