Disch Joanne
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Nurs Forum. 2020 Jan;55(1):4-10. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12375. Epub 2019 Aug 19.
This article provides broad definitions of the concepts of policy, politics, and power, which will be developed further in subsequent articles. The article describes the critical role of nurses in health policy formation at local, organizational, and national levels and outlines the unique strengths and sources of influence that nurses possess and must employ if health care in the United States is to become safer, more accessible, holistic, and more affordable. Many of these same talents can be used at international levels to affect health care worldwide. The basic premise of this article-and actually of the entire issue-is this: When informed nurses are actively involved in shaping healthcare policy at any level, desired outcomes will be substantially improved.
本文提供了政策、政治和权力概念的宽泛定义，后续文章将对此进一步展开阐述。本文描述了护士在地方、组织和国家层面的卫生政策形成过程中的关键作用，并概述了护士所具备且若要使美国医疗保健变得更安全、更易获得、更全面且更经济实惠就必须运用的独特优势和影响力来源。其中许多同样的才能可在国际层面用于影响全球医疗保健。本文——实际上也是整个专题——的基本前提是：当知识渊博的护士积极参与各级医疗保健政策的制定时，预期成果将得到大幅改善。
