Disciplines and Occupations

Community Health Nursing

General and comprehensive nursing practice directed to individuals, families, or groups as it relates to and contributes to the health of a population or community. This is not an official program of a Public Health Department.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

General and comprehensive nursing practice directed to individuals, families, or groups as it relates to and contributes to the health of a population or community. This is not an official program of a Public Health Department.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Nursing, Community Health

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Aspects Covered

11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING

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History Note

77(75); was see under COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES 1975-76

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  1. H02w.478w.676.150w
  2. N02.421.143.150w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Community Health Nursing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003152. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003152
  2. Community Health Nursing. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_nursing
  3. Community Health Nursing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11424265