1. Nurse-managed primary care. Tapping the rural community power base.
- Author
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Lenz CL and Edwards J
- Subjects
- Appalachian Region, Community-Institutional Relations, Health Facility Planning organization & administration, Humans, Power, Psychological, Rural Population, Schools, Nursing, Tennessee, Workforce, Ambulatory Care Facilities organization & administration, Community Health Nursing organization & administration, Community Participation, Primary Health Care organization & administration, Rural Health
- Abstract
Involving community members into plans and projects is especially salient in initiating and maintaining nurse-managed centers. Nowhere is community involvement more crucial than in establishing a nursing practice in an isolated rural setting. The authors share their first-hand experiences in community interaction in establishing the state-funded health center.
- Published
- 1992
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