title: Nursing case management: a rural practice model.
abstract: Nursing case management is a blend of individual case- and/or disease-management activities used in urban hospitals or community health settings. The authors propose that in rural communities, a third form of case management is also used. Nursing case management in the rural community has a broader and more diverse scope of practice than nurse case managers practicing in urban settings.
authors.affiliation: Capstone College of Nursing, University of Alabama, Box 870358, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0358, USA. mstanton@bama.ua.edu
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Stanton
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Packa
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011322:Primary Prevention; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011361:Professional Competence; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management; D035862:Vulnerable Populations