近幾十年來隨著我國醫療科技與國民生活水準的普遍提昇，社區衛生護理業務的內涵面臨重大轉型。且根據我國護理人力的現況與推估，隨著健康促進及預防保健的重要性與日俱增及人口老化的影響，未來在預防保健體系及後續照護體系需求之護理人力將會快速成長。然我國護理人員是否能順應社會的潮流，面對這21世紀的新挑戰？相較於先進國家建議護理學士學位是從事公共（社區）衛生護理實務的基本教育門檻，我國的公共衛生護理人力的質與量尚有努力的空間。本文旨在介紹社區衛生護理教育學會提出基層社區衛生護理人員在大學社區護理學課程須包含之核心概念，期能提供我國各級護理學校與社區護理人員在職教育訓練課程規劃之參考，以期凝聚各界對本學門發展之共識，更能提供社區所真正需要的照護服務。

Community health nursing has undergone significant reform over recent decades in response to ongoing advances in medical technology and increasing national living standards. Taiwan’s nursing manpower projections indicate a strong and growing demand for nurses working in primary and tertiary settings. Can our nurses address social trends and face the new challenges of the 21st century? The baccalaureate nursing degree is the minimum preparation for entry-level professionals working in community health nursing in most advanced countries. Significant improvements are necessary in this degree track to improve the quality and quantity of community health nurses. This article introduces the Essentials of Baccalaureate Nursing Education for Entry Level Community / Public Health Nursing proposed by the Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE). It is hoped that nursing schools and community health nurses responsible for professional training in Taiwan will reference the ACHNE proposal and develop appropriate domestic curricula that will form an effective professional development consensus and further advance community care.