Exploring the Position of Community-Based Nursing in Iran: A Qualitative Study
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Background
Community-based nursing focuses on providing health services to families and communities in the second and third levels of prevention and this can improve the individuals, families and communities quality of life, and reduce the healthcare costs. The aim of this study was to explore the status of community-based nursing in Iran.Methods
This qualitative study was conducted from March to November 2015, in Tehran, Iran, using the content analysis approach. The study setting consisted of Iran and Tehran Faculties of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran, Iran. The purposive sampling method was used. Twenty faculty members and Masters and PhD students were interviewed by using the face-to-face semi-structured interview method. Moreover, two focus groups were conducted for complementing and enriching the study data. The data were analyzed using the Graneheim and Lundmans approach to content analysis. The trustworthiness of the study findings was maintained by employing the Lincoln and Gubas criteria of credibility, dependability, and confirmability.Results
In total, 580 codes were generated and categorized into three main categories of conventional services, the necessity for creating infrastructures, and multidimensional outcomes of community-based nursing.Conclusion
Introducing community-based nursing into nursing education curricula and creating ample job opportunities for community-based nurses seem clearly essential.Keywords:
Language:
English
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International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery, Volume:5 Issue: 4, Oct 2017
Pages:
386 to 396
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