Influencing health care policy: nursing research and the ANA social policy statement.
This paper describes policy formation and its relationship to nursing research, examining ways in which nursing's disciplinary research can have greater influence on American health care policy. The American Nurses Association's Social Policy Statement (1995) is discussed in its role as a guide for nursing research efforts in a health care reform environment where favorable patient outcomes are key.
Penney
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Department of Nursing Education and Research, Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, USA.
Campbell-Heider
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Miller
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Carter
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Bidwell-Cerone
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D000575:American Nurses' Association; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research; D014481:United States