History of family and community nursing in Spain: a review of literature

Objective The implementation in our country of nursing specialization that includes competences in Public and Community Health has been very recent, although nursing has been carrying out many years in this field. The aim of this review is to provide a synthesis of the evolution of public health nursing in Spain and its current situation. Method A bibliographic research was conducted from October 2013 to May 2016 in PubMed, BVS, CUIDEN and Cochrane Plus Library using the descriptors: public health nursing, community nursing, visiting nurse. Results A reference search in gray literature, with no date restriction gave 20 articles, 3 books and 41 legal references to elaborate the narrative synthesis. Conclusions It is fundamental for the population and the profession evolution to give way and continuity to the development of nursing in the field of Community and Public Health. The effort, work and time that has meant for all these nurses throughout all these years represents a professional struggle for Nursing to be in the current place.