Journal article
Online communities of practice as a communication resource for community health nurses working with homeless persons
Abstract
AIMS: This study explored community health nurses' viewpoints about a Canadian online community of practice to support their practice with homeless or under-housed populations.
BACKGROUND: Community health nurses who specifically work with homeless and marginally housed populations often report feelings of isolation and stress in managing complex problems in resource constraints. To strengthen intra-professional ties and enhance information …
Authors
Valaitis RK; Akhtar‐Danesh N; Brooks F; Binks S; Semogas D
Journal
Journal of Advanced Nursing, Vol. 67, No. 6, pp. 1273–1284
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
6 2011
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05582.x
ISSN
0309-2402
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Attitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to ComputersCanadaClinical CompetenceCommunicationCommunity Health NursingCooperative BehaviorFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityIll-Housed PersonsHumansInformation ServicesInternetInterprofessional RelationsMaleNursing Methodology ResearchNursing StaffSocial IsolationSocioeconomic Factors