The role of registered nurses in primary care and public health collaboration: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The purpose of this work was to examine the roles of Registered Nurses (RNs) in primary care (PC) and public health (PH) collaboration. Additionally, we aimed to explore whether the current scope of practice for RNs is adequate to support their roles in PC/PH collaboration.

Design

A scoping review of current literature relating to the RN's role in PC/PH collaboration was conducted using the PRISMA 2009 checklist.

Methods

The review used key terms: primary care, public health, collaboration, nursing and nurse role across six electronic databases; 23 articles that were included in the final review were published over a 7-year span.

Results

Four key RN roles relating to PC/PH collaboration were identified: relationship builder, outreach professional, programme

SUBMITTER: Swanson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7308712 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature