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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