Primary Care by the Nurse

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Abstract
Health care is inadequate in many communities; yet the full potential of the nurse has not been realized in ambulatory care. There are several reasons for this misuse of talent. The first is that the role of the office or clinic nurse has been viewed mainly as a technical and clerical job, and the emphasis in nursing education, especially hospital-affiliated nursing schools, has been directed toward inpatient care. The visiting nurse, traditionally closest to a primary caretaker, has often shouldered additional responsibilities but has lacked skills in data collection (i.e., history and physical examination) and especially in recording data to . . .

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