Rural and Remote Nursing

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Explore the role of political advocacy as a tool to increase access within rural communities.
  • Identify the unique barriers to care that the rural communities face.
  • Identify the barriers nursing staff face in rural communities that leads them to provide care beyond the scope of practice.
  • Critically examine the benefits and limitations of using technology to increase accessibility within rural communities.

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Professional Practice in Nursing: Part II (2025) Copyright © 2025 by Kateryna Metersky; Roya Haghiri-Vijeh; Jasmine Balakumaran; Oona St-Amant; Leigh Dybenko; Emilene Reisdorfer; Linda Scott; Anita Jennings; and Tommy Lin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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