Community nursing

Community nursing is nursing care delivered outside acute hospitals, for example in the home, within General Practice facilities, in community hospitals,[definition needed] in police custody, at a school or in a care home. In the UK, a community nurse needs a degree approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, as well as 1–2 years’ experience as a qualified Adult Nurse.[1]

The job functions covered include:

* Ambulatory care nursing
* Assisted living
* Faith community nursing
* Flight nurse
* Gerontological nursing
* Home care
* Home health nursing
* Care Home Nurse
* Community Children's Nurse
* Community Mental Health Nurse (CMHN)
* Community Learning Disability Nurse
* Community Midwife

* Correctional Nursing
* District Nurse (DN)
* General Practice Nurse (GPN)
* Health Visitor (HV)
* Homeless Outreach Nurse
* Nurses working in unscheduled care, e.g. working with paramedics
* Occupational Health Nurse
* Palliative Care Nurse
* Public Health Nurse
* Military nurse
* Nurse-Family Partnership
* Private duty nursing
* School nursing
* Telenursing

## References

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1. ^ "Community Nursing Jobs". Your World Healthcare. Retrieved 27 August 2020.