title: Nursing in Hong Kong: issues and challenges.
abstract: This column provides a discussion of the issues and challenges facing nurses and nursing in Hong Kong. The author introduces the role of nurses in the special administrative region and focuses on workforce, educational and practice issues, as well as on leadership in nursing. He concludes that Hong Kong needs to have a strategic plan to determine sufficient numbers of properly educated nurses.
authors.affiliation: The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D005544:Forecasting; D006285:Health Planning; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009729:Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D011057:Politics; D012922:Social Change; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors