White R
Int J Nurs Stud. 1983;20(4):231-44. doi: 10.1016/0020-7489(83)90015-9.
This paper describes the pluralist nature of the nursing society and highlights the different and often conflicting objectives of the several interest groups. In the second section the paper describes how the Royal College of Nursing dealt with these difficulties during the years 1948-61. The paper ends with a discussion of the present and future position in policy making with particular reference to the position of the Rcn as the nurses' professional organisation.
本文描述了护理协会的多元性质，并强调了几个利益集团不同且往往相互冲突的目标。在第二部分中，本文描述了皇家护理学院在1948年至1961年期间是如何应对这些困难的。本文最后讨论了决策方面的当前和未来状况，特别提及皇家护理学院作为护士专业组织的地位。
