Clients with chronic conditions: community nurse role in a multidisciplinary team.

Aims And Objectives: To define and validate the role of the community nurse in a multidisciplinary team caring for clients with chronic and complex needs.

Background: A key factor in optimising care for clients with chronic and complex conditions in the community is the use of multidisciplinary teams. A team approach is more effective as it enables better integration of services.

Multidisciplinary teams caring for clients with chronic conditions: experiences of community nurses and allied health professionals.

In Western societies the community prevalence of chronic conditions is increasing rapidly. Evidence has shown the benefits of care given to these clients by multidisciplinary teams. However, the experience of diverse health professionals working in these teams is not well understood.

Clients with chronic and complex conditions: their experiences of community nursing services.

Aim: This qualitative study aimed to explore and describes clients' experiences of receiving care from community nurses.

Background: Understanding of the experiences of clients with chronic and complex conditions receiving community nursing care can provide insight into their needs. International studies have identified experiences clients have had of receiving care from community nurses.