Associate Graduate Faculty (Restricted), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Int Nurs Rev. 2021 Dec;68(4):437-440. doi: 10.1111/inr.12728. Epub 2021 Nov 4.
The integration and utilization of Chief Nurses (CNs) to lead and support complex health systems and health workforce optimization in governments, nongovernmental organizations, and across all health and social sectors is of paramount importance. At a time when the global nursing profession is challenged with a strained workforce and a growing leadership gap, it is essential that we examine and pay attention to the importance of the CN role. To attain universal health coverage, sustainable development goals, and global health, the need for the right number and a well-prepared nursing workforce is evident. While nursing recruitment and retention are key for system sustainability, it requires the right governance, leadership, infrastructure, and resources. A System CN can lead, advise, and impact the success of the nursing workforce in collaboration with senior leadership teams. At this time of major health challenges, too many health and social systems, both at government and nongovernmental levels, do not have a CN at all, or the role is delegated to a staff position with limited ability to impact the system on the local, regional, national, and global scale. Recruitment and investments targeting CNs are required to resuscitate, stabilize, and invigorate knowledgeable leaders who can transform, inspire, and maximize nursing contributions to assure access and quality healthcare. My personal and professional CN journey is highlighted here as an illustration for nurses who lead formally and informally, as they contemplate their own current and future ambitions and contributions.
首席护士（CNs）的整合和利用对于领导和支持政府、非政府组织以及所有卫生和社会部门中的复杂卫生系统和卫生人力优化至关重要。在全球护理行业面临劳动力紧张和领导力差距不断扩大的挑战之际，我们必须审视并关注 CN 角色的重要性。为了实现全民健康覆盖、可持续发展目标和全球卫生，需要有适当数量和准备充分的护理人员。虽然护理人员的招聘和留用是系统可持续性的关键，但它需要正确的治理、领导、基础设施和资源。系统 CN 可以在与高级领导团队合作的情况下领导、提供建议并影响护理人员队伍的成功。在这个面临重大健康挑战的时期，太多的卫生和社会系统，无论是在政府层面还是非政府层面，根本没有 CN，或者该角色被委托给一个职位有限、无法在地方、区域、国家和全球范围内影响系统的工作人员。需要针对 CN 进行招聘和投资，以恢复、稳定和增强有知识的领导者，这些领导者能够转变、激励并最大限度地发挥护理人员的贡献，以确保获得和提供优质医疗保健。我的个人和专业 CN 之旅在这里被强调，以说明那些正式和非正式领导的护士，因为他们考虑自己当前和未来的抱负和贡献。
