Contemporary demands on the community nurse.

The enabling community for child and family health.

The importance of emancipatory research to contemporary nursing practice.

When considering the significant changes that continue to transform nursing practice, a focus on evidenced-based practice has clearly placed nursing research at the forefront of professional practice. The aim of this paper is to highlight the important contribution that emancipatory research methodologies can make to the ongoing development of contemporary nursing practice. A research example d...

Nursing student perceptions of community in online learning.

Nursing faculty need to understand the unique aspects of online learning environments and develop new pedagogies for teaching in the virtual classroom. The concept of community is important in online learning and a strong sense of community can enhance student engagement and improve learning outcomes in online courses. Student perceptions of community in online learning environments were explor...

Reviewing the History of Community Medicine Specialty Formation and the Necessities of Its Existence in Health System

The purpose of this study was to perform a narrative review and documentary research in the history of community medicine specialty formation and the needs for its existence in health systems. We searched and reviewed related literature and documents in English and or Farsi (printed or online). Data was extracted and findings were categorized, summarized, and reported. About a century ago commu...

Factors influencing community nursing roles and health service provision in rural areas: a review of literature.

AIMS This review sought to better understand the issues and challenges experienced by community nurses working in rural areas and how these factors shape their role. METHODS Databases were searched to identify relevant studies, published between 1990 and 2015, that focussed on issues and challenges experienced by rural community nurses. Generic and grey literature relating to the subject was ...

Classification of Iranian Contemporary Architecture, Based on Trends and Challenges

The use of demands such as "Iranian-Islamic architecture" or "preservation of Iranian-Islamic identities" appeared in different dimensions and have gradually caused the shape of contemporary Iranian architecture. Many criticisms have been made from various perspectives on the architectural conditions, despite, all of them are worthy of attention, it seems that a required issue has been neglecte...