title: The training of specialists in Family and Community Health Nursing according to the supervisors of the teaching units.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the current situation of the training of specialists in family and community nursing from the perspective of nurses responsible for teaching units.
  
  
  METHODS
  Exploratory analysis using nominal group technique of the contributions made by representatives of 19 multidisciplinary teaching units in family and community care from 11 Spanish autonomous communities. They categorized and weighted those contributions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The emerging categories on the strengths and difficulties encountered related to the tutors, the environment where the training took place, the structure of the teaching unit, the organization of the teaching and the official programme of the speciality, the external supports and the theoretical training.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Training in Family and Community Nursing is an opportunity to improve primary health care to train in news and necessary but complex skills. Support is required for training to be effective and the specialty and training should be made known. Tutors are a key part of this process.
authors.affiliation: Área Médico Quirúrgica, Facultad de Enfermería de Gijón, Asturias. Electronic address: kikeoltra@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oltra-Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Alicante.
authors.forename: José Ramón
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Martínez-Riera
authors.affiliation: Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería la Fe, Universitat de València.
authors.forename: María Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Mármol-López
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud José María Álvarez - Don Benito Este, Badajoz, España.
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Pastor-Gallardo
authors.affiliation: Centro de Atención Primaria del Clot, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gras-Nieto
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud de Raíces - Castrillón, Asturias.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holgado-Fernández
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D022143:Family Nursing / Q000193:education*
keywords: Community Health Nursing; Educación en enfermería; Education nursing; Enfermería en salud comunitaria; Especialidades de enfermería; Investigación cualitativa; Qualitative research; Specialties nursing