Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
Open Access

Abstract

Community nursing promotes a connection to an entire population with clinical understandings of the health and illness of individuals and families within a designated population. Increasingly advanced practice nurses (APNs) are contributing to healthcare services in communities worldwide. There is an ongoing search for strategies to organize primary healthcare services to increase population access while maintaining or improving cost-effectiveness and the quality of the diverse dimensions of care. Communities at times utilize interprofessional teams that include APNs to achieve these aims. Internationally, APNs can be found in community health centers that deliver health, social and community services and can be found initiating innovative and independent services where they may be the only healthcare providers for primary care. This presentation will explore the multiple dimensions of the advanced nursing practice roles. Country examples will be provided to demonstrate the presence and significance of nurses in provision of healthcare.

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