Community nursing

Community nursing is nursing care delivered outside acute hospitals, for example in the home, within General Practice facilities, in community hospitals, in police custody, at a school or in a care home. In the UK, a community nurse needs a degree approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, as well as 1–2 years’ experience as a qualified Adult Nurse.

The job functions covered include:
 * Ambulatory care nursing
 * Assisted living
 * Faith community nursing
 * Flight nurse
 * Gerontological nursing
 * Home care
 * Home health nursing
 * Care Home Nurse
 * Community Children's Nurse
 * Community Mental Health Nurse (CMHN)
 * Community Learning Disability Nurse
 * Community Midwife


 * Correctional Nursing
 * District Nurse (DN)
 * General Practice Nurse (GPN)
 * Health Visitor (HV)
 * Homeless Outreach Nurse
 * Nurses working in unscheduled care, e.g. working with paramedics
 * Occupational Health Nurse
 * Palliative Care Nurse
 * Public Health Nurse
 * Military nurse
 * Nurse-Family Partnership
 * Private duty nursing
 * School nursing
 * Telenursing