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Table 1 Terms used in search strategies

From: Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of nurse’s role in primary care settings: an integrative review

MeSH terms*

Relevant key words**

Nurse practitioners

Nurse practitioner, advanced nurse practitioner

Nurses, Community Health

Family nurse practitioner, family health nurse, community health nurse, district nurse, public health nurse, rural nurse

Family Nurse Practitioners

Nurses, Public Health

Primary health care

Primary care, community care, community health care, district

Community Health Services

Nurse’s Role

Nurse role

  1. *MeSH terms were combined in three different searches using Boolean operators AND, and the search terms within each box were combined with OR
  2. **Keywords were searched using truncation and phrase symbols when appropriate