McMurray Anne
a Murdoch University, Locked Mail Bag Service 50, Mandurah, WA 6210, Australia.
Collegian. 2010;17(3):113-8. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2009.12.001.
Throughout the past decades, Australian nursing has made significant advances in the clinical, research, and political arenas. Capitalising on these advances is a critical step in empowering the professions and a sound investment in the health of the nation. There remains a need to energise and empower the professions, to see our work as an enterprise that has value and a sense of worth because of our professional activities as well as for the political and economic contributions we make to health and wellbeing, quality of life and social justice. The contributions made by nurses and midwives need to be articulated in the policy arena, focused in professional decision-making and elaborated in our research agendas. Our professional organisations provide opportunities for solidarity, and the leverage we need to effect change at the bedside, the community and the whole of society. Renewed commitment to primary health care at the global, national and community level provides a timely rallying call to the professions to refine the way we articulate our position in health care, re-commit to culturally appropriate, socially just actions and embolden our professional goals to inspire the next generations of nurses for a more equitable future.
在过去几十年里，澳大利亚护理行业在临床、研究和政治领域都取得了重大进展。利用这些进展是增强该行业实力的关键一步，也是对国家健康的明智投资。我们仍需要激励并增强该行业的力量，将我们的工作视为一个有价值、有意义的事业，这不仅源于我们的专业活动，还因为我们对健康与福祉、生活质量和社会正义所做出的政治和经济贡献。护士和助产士所做出的贡献需要在政策领域得到明确阐述，在专业决策中得到关注，并在我们的研究议程中得到详细说明。我们的专业组织为团结协作提供了机会，也为我们在床边、社区乃至整个社会实现变革所需的影响力提供了支持。在全球、国家和社区层面重新致力于初级卫生保健，为该行业提供了一个适时的号召，促使我们改进阐述自身在医疗保健领域立场的方式，重新致力于采取符合文化背景、社会公正的行动，并坚定我们的专业目标，以激励下一代护士创造更公平的未来。
