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Abstract
Nurses whose work combines elements of both primary care nursing and public health practice and takes place primarily outside the therapeutic institution. Primary nursing care is directed to individuals, families, or groups in their natural settings within communities.
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Synonyms
17 entry terms
- Nurses, Community Health
- Community Health Nurse
- Nurse, Community Health
- Health Visitors
- Home Health Nurses
- Home Nurses
- Visiting Nurses
- Health Visitor
- Home Health Nurse
- Home Nurse
- Nurse, Home
- Nurse, Home Health
- Nurse, Visiting
- Nurses, Home
- Nurses, Home Health
- Nurses, Visiting
- Visiting Nurse
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12 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.
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History Note
2014
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Previous Indexing
- Community Health Nursing (1975-2013)
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WY 106
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Community Health Nurses. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064691. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064691
- Community Health Nurses. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69948089