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| Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2001): |
Nurse administrator's role in health policy: teaching the elephant to dance.
Full Abstract
Historically, policies guiding the American health care delivery system have focused primarily on financing disease care. This emphasis on disease, rather than health, has sustained the idea of medical primacy while resulting in poor economic and health outcomes. Nursing's unique health-oriented contributions are undervalued and underutilized in the present system. This article addresses how and why nurse administrators should become involved in the policy arena. The article also emphasizes the need for skilled nurse leaders to influence the national agenda through political activism so that comprehensive nursing care is available and accessible.
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Author information
Author/s: Peters, Rosalind M (RM);
Affiliation: College of Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Review
Journal: Nursing administration quarterly (Nurs Adm Q), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-; vol 26 (issue 4) : pp 1-8
Dates: Created 2002/08/05; Completed 2002/08/16; Revised 2005/11/16;
PMID: 12154625, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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