title: [The nurse coordinator in the French health system].
abstract: Participating in the coordination of care in order to provide global patient management is an integral part of nursing activities. The term nurse coordinator, however, encompasses diverse realities. Legally defined within in-home nursing care services, it remains vague in all other care organisations which call upon these nursing competencies.
authors.affiliation: Centre hospitalier de Versailles, Hôpital André-Mignot, 177, rue de Versailles, 78157 Le Chesnay Cedex, France. Electronic address: do.leboeuf@orange.fr.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Le Bœuf
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D062526:Patient Navigation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence
keywords: coordination des soins; coordination of care; infirmier coordonnateur; nurse coordinator; organisation; parcours; pathway