title: Nurse-managed primary care. Tapping the rural community power base.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Lenz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001061:Appalachian Region; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006275:Health Facility Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012423:Rural Health; D012424:Rural Population; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D013714:Tennessee; D000078329:Workforce