Community mental health nurses based at GP surgeries can significantly improve patient outcomes, a new study shows. The research led by Staffordshire University examined anonymized data of over 1,500 ...

My mother was a registered nurse. From an early age, I remember neighbors knocking on the door of our suburban home in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, to ask her questions about a rash on their newborn, to ...

Nurses serve as educators and advocates for health promotion, disease prevention and healthy lifestyle behaviors within communities. They develop and implement educational programs, workshops and ...

TOP NURSES: Nine Buncombe County public health nurses were among the 100 named Distinguished Public Health Nurses in North Carolina. Pictured, from left, are Wendy Young, Sharon Raines, Mary Backlund, ...

Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and ...

Community health workers are public health workers. Their goal is to connect communities with their health care systems and state health departments. Community health worker (CHW) is an umbrella term ...

In a recent article for KFF Health News, “The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most,” Paula Span highlights an important shift in how care can be delivered in the United States: Community health ...

“CAN Community Health nurses are invaluable assets to health and well-being in our organization.” Nurses influence extends beyond the walls of healthcare facilities and reaches into the everyday lives ...

Faith community nursing is a specialized and special practice of professional nursing that integrates faith and health and bridges the disciplines of nursing and ministry. At Lee Health, we have 24 ...