Community health nursing: population focus and evaluation.
A synposis of recent research contributions to evaluation in the field of community health nursing is presented in a framework which distinguishes this population-focused practice from clinical nursing and emphasizes the scientific aspects of community health practice. Systematic need assessment, estimation of target population coverage, evaluation based on outcome, and evaluation based on process represent the four major types of studies discussed. Throughout the paper issues related to the conduct and utilization of the type of research reviewed are considered; the paper concludes with a brief discussion of fruitful directions for future research and ways to foster practitioners' utilization of research.
D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011153:Population; D014481:United States