Professor Emeritus, Bournemouth University, Bristol, UK.
Int Nurs Rev. 2022 Jun;69(2):121-124. doi: 10.1111/inr.12765.
Investing in nursing and its leadership has been a key global priority in achieving world health. This paper aims to explore what it means to invest in nursing and its leadership and whether we are progressing in its endeavour. Consideration is given to whose responsibility it is to invest, the importance of education to support strategic nurse leaders and enable them to have a voice to lead as well as create a culture in which their staff wish to stay. Further, the paper explores the importance of each country accepting responsibility for developing and funding its strategic workforce plan and paying nurse professionals fairly and taking steps to reduce workforce shortages. Finally, the paper examines the progress the United Kingdom is making and concludes that investment in nursing is everyone's business, the government, healthcare organisations, society and above all nurses themselves. Collectively, we must step up to influence change and have nursing voices heard.
投资护理及其领导力一直是实现全球健康的一个关键全球优先事项。本文旨在探讨投资护理及其领导力意味着什么，以及我们在这方面的努力是否取得了进展。文中考虑了谁有责任投资，教育的重要性，以支持战略护士领导者，使他们有发言权来领导，并创造一种他们的员工愿意留下来的文化。此外，本文还探讨了每个国家都有责任制定和资助其战略劳动力计划的重要性，并公平地支付护士的薪酬，采取措施减少劳动力短缺。最后，本文还探讨了英国取得的进展，并得出结论，投资护理是每个人的事，包括政府、医疗机构、社会，尤其是护士本身。我们必须共同努力，推动变革，让护理的声音被听到。
