Nagelkerk J M, Henry B
School of Nursing, University of Tampa, Florida.
J Nurs Adm. 1991 May;21(5):20-4.
There are many ways of providing leadership, but one of the most important is through the guidance and direction provided for initiating new, improved healthcare policies. Nurses at the executive level--whether in primary, secondary, or tertiary agencies--are in an ideal position to have an impact on decisions about who should receive healthcare services, the nature of the services, and the design of the organizational structures to deliver them. A great deal has been written about nurses' participation in policy making, but there has been little attention to an extremely important mechanism for improving national and community healthcare: policy research. In this article, the authors provide an overview of the purposes and methods of policy research and discuss its inclusion in service and academic programs.
提供领导力有多种方式，但最重要的方式之一是通过为启动新的、改进的医疗政策提供指导和方向。处于行政层面的护士——无论是在初级、二级还是三级机构——处于理想位置，能够对有关谁应获得医疗服务、服务的性质以及提供这些服务的组织结构设计等决策产生影响。关于护士参与政策制定的论述颇多，但对于改善国家和社区医疗保健的一个极其重要的机制——政策研究，却鲜有关注。在本文中，作者概述了政策研究的目的和方法，并讨论了将其纳入服务和学术项目的情况。
