Nursing in rural, remote and isolated settings: a literature review.

Introduction: Public Health and Community Nurses provide the foundation of Ireland's community, school and home delivered nursing care in rural, remote and isolated settings in Ireland, yet there is limited research evidence on the roles, responsibilities and models of care provided by these nurses.

Methods: Research literature was searched using CINAHL, PubMED, Medline. Fifteen articles were subject to quality appraisal and included for review.