Tri-Council for Nursing – Community Team-Based Care Statement

January 19, 2017

The Essential Role of the Registered Nurse and Integration of Community Health Workers into Community Team-Based Care January 2017
  
A joint statement from the Tri-Council for Nursing: American Association of Colleges of Nursing, American Nurses Association, American Organization of Nurse Executives, and National League for Nursing.
  
This document describes the position of the Tri-Council for Nursing with regard to the essential role of the registered nurse (RN) in community team-based care, and describes the relationship of RNs and community health workers (CHW) who assist teams in achieving individual and population health outcomes. Read more.