"Nurses, Community Health" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D064691
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.650.655 N02.360.650.655
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| Concept/Terms |
Visiting Nurses- Visiting Nurses
- Nurse, Visiting
- Nurses, Visiting
- Visiting Nurse
- Home Nurses
- Home Nurse
- Nurse, Home
- Nurses, Home
- Home Health Nurses
- Home Health Nurse
- Nurse, Home Health
- Nurses, Home Health
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"Connecting the Dots": A Qualitative Study of Home Health Nurse Perspectives on Coordinating Care for Recently Discharged Patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Oct; 32(10):1114-1121.