title: The advanced registered nurse practitioner in rural practice.
abstract: Availability of health care to rural areas is limited. FNP's in rural practice have the ability to address rural needs and tailor interventions to the specific attributes of rural populations. The objective of this article is to define the role and the functions of the FNP and to support and defend this role in the rural setting. Much of the FNP research presented in the literature to date focuses on urban populations; therefore, the unique health care problems and needs of rural populations will first be defined as they relate to the FNP's scope of practice.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012423:Rural Health