Aims: This review sought to better understand the issues and challenges experienced by
community nurses working in rural areas and how these factors shape their role. Methods …

Aim This study aimed to profile the community nurse in Australia. Background The need for
nurses in the community health care sector is increasing in response to shorter hospital …

In the UK, a number of policy documents have sought to outline and clarify the role of the
community nurse in the past 10 years. Furthermore, the increasing specialisation of …

In 1996 Hegney published a seminal review of the literature concerning the status of
Australian rural nurses. This article updates and expands that original paper by reporting on …

Aim. This paper reports a study whose aim was to examine the congruence between
community nurses' perceptions and the realities of changes in their work. Background. There …

The rural practice setting has unique nursing and health care needs that significantly impact
the role of rural nurse executives. This article describes aspects of the rural environment …

Introduction A continuing shift of healthcare delivery from hospital to the community has
increased the acuity and complexity of care provided in the home. Global financial crises …

Background: Increasing emphasis on community-based care mandates an examination of
the community health nurse (CHN). Aim: A critical literature review of the CHN role …

Over the past decade or so, there has been a marked shift in the location and nature of
nursing care from the hospital setting to primary and community care. The past decade has …

Objective: The objective of this analysis was to identify the meaning of rurality for registered
nurses (RNs) practising in rural and remote Canada. Setting and design: An existing …