title: Action brief: patient engagement and activation: a health reform imperative and improvement opportunity for nursing.
authors.affiliation: Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital, Core Adjunct Faculty, National University, San Diego, CA, USA. lucpell@cox.net
authors.forename: Luc R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Pelletier
authors.forename: Jaynelle F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Stichler
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015399:Nursing Research; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010358:Patient Participation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011050:Policy Making; D011209:Power, Psychological; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014481:United States