[The making and development of policy concerning nurse practitioners in Taiwan].

The purpose of this article is to guide nurses towards an understanding of current policy making and policy development concerning nurse practitioners. The article outlines the planned blueprints for the establishment of nurse practitioners through a systematic analysis of the developmental context surrounding nurse practitioners in Taiwan, and discusses Taiwan's current nurse practitioner policy from the perspective of participation and observation. It is hoped that an understanding of the processes by which policy is formed will provide nurses with the knowledge and skills to participate in policy-making and raise the influence of the professional commitment involved in nursing.