title: All visiting nurses are not alike: home health and community health nursing.
abstract: This article explores the differences between the practice of home health nursing and the practice of community health nursing which is suggested by the literature. Thirty-two nurses from three metropolitan home health agencies were surveyed; of these, 13 were randomly selected for interview in order to describe the current practice of home health-care nursing. As anticipated, home health nursing and community health nursing were found to differ significantly; the implications of this finding for nursing education are explored.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Driggers
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009736:Nursing Process