Rural nursing: concepts, theory, and practice

Section I: Rural nursing theory. Rural nursing theory: past, present, and future

Rural nursing: developing the theory base

Concept analysis

Updating the rural nursing theory base

An updated literature review of the rural nursing theory

Lack of anonymity: changes for the 21st century

A program of research in rural settings

Section II: Rural nursing practice. The distinctive nature and scope of rural nursing practice: philosophical bases

Understanding the lived experiences of the rural bedside nurse

The nurse practitioner as rural healthcare provider

Telehealth in rural nursing practice

Experiences of nurses living in rural communities who commute for employment

Achieving congruence between rural nursing practice and theory: the synergy model for patient care

Assessing resilience in older frontier women

Cultural aspects of bereavement in rural settings

Beyond the symptom-action-timeline process: explicating the health-needs-action process

Section III: Healthcare delivery in rural and frontier settings. Acceptability: one component in choice of healthcare provider

Challenges and opportunities to palliative care for rural veterans

The "golden hour" in rural America

Palliative care for rural chronically ill adults

Healthcare delivery model for critical access hospitals

Tribal nations

Improving health literacy about complementary and alternative therapy among rural dwellers

Section IV: Nursing education. Development and psychometric evaluation of the rural knowledge scale

Clinical placements in rural hospitals: expanding nursing students' knowledge, skills, and attitudes toward rural healthcare

Implications for education, practice, and policy

Developing and sustaining the rural nursing workforce through collaborative educational models

Section V: Rural public health. Rural public health structure and practice and the role of the public health nurse

Substance use and abuse in rural communities

Engagement of rural residents in research: the rural participatory research model