title: Community health nursing in rural and frontier counties.
abstract: This article discusses the nature and problems of community health nursing practice in large, sparsely populated rural areas. Data were obtained from more than 30 rural community health nurses practicing in a variety of settings. Salient characteristics and a beginning descriptive theory of rural community health nursing practice are presented.
authors.affiliation: Orvis School of Nursing, University of Nevada, Reno.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Droes
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D011364:Professional Practice; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce