Facilitating an early career transition pathway to community nursing: A Delphi Policy Study.

The final model demonstrated reliable and valid measures. There were deficiencies in "pre-entry"-where the marketing of community nursing was negligible and the support around orientation informal and minimal, mainly due to tight budgetary concerns. Community practice holds a whole new dimension for nurses transitioning from acute care as the concept of "knowing your community" took time and support-time to be accepted reciprocally and develop a sense of belonging to the community.