Global partnerships to strengthen the evidence base for nursing

Authors

Beth Ann Swan PhD, CRNP, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Naeema H. Al-Gasseer PhD, RN, World Health Organization
Norma M. Lang PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN, University of PennsylvaniaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

September 2003

Comments

This article was peer-reviewed. It was published in Nursing Economic$, 21(5): 247-252, September/October 2003. (Journal homepage:http://www.ajj.com/services/pblshng/nej/nejmain.htm) Copyright is retained by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc.

Abstract

There is a growing emphasis on building the evidence base as governments, health systems, practitioners, and consumers, nationally and globally, search for ways to improve health care outcomes and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of health services.

Nurses and midwives constitute the largest group of health service providers in the majority of health systems around the globe.

The WHO Global Advisory Group on Nursing and Midwifery recommended that WHO should form strategic alliances with partners to identify uniform core indicators and build a solid body of evidence to inform national health policies, particularly in the area of cost-effective nursing and midwifery services such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

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Recommended Citation

Swan, Beth Ann PhD, CRNP; Al-Gasseer, Naeema H. PhD, RN; and Lang, Norma M. PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN, "Global partnerships to strengthen the evidence base for nursing" (2003). College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations. Paper 8.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/nursfp/8