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You can get there from here: guide to problem definition in policy development.

B A Backer1

  • 1Division of Nursing, Lehman College, City University of New York, Bronx 10468.

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
|October 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Nurses can improve health policy by using the nursing process assessment. Effective problem definition, crucial for policy development, involves issue identification, analysis, and framing, and evolves over time.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Health Policy
  • Public Health

Background:

  • The nursing process is a foundational framework for clinical practice.
  • Health policy development requires clear and accurate problem definition.
  • Understanding the dynamics of problem definition is essential for effective policy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how nurses can leverage the nursing process assessment for health policy formulation.
  • To analyze the components and evolution of problem definition in policy development.
  • To provide insights into enhancing nurses' role in health policy.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of the nursing process and policy development stages.
  • Examination of problem definition as an interactive cognitive and contextual process.

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  • Review of how problem definitions evolve in response to changing circumstances.

    • Main Results:

    • The assessment phase of the nursing process provides a robust framework for health policy problem definition.
    • Problem definition involves instrumental (cognitive) and expressive (contextual) components.
    • Problem definitions are dynamic and subject to change as new issues emerge from implemented solutions.

    Conclusions:

    • Nurses can significantly contribute to health policy by applying the nursing process, particularly the assessment step.
    • A comprehensive understanding of problem definition, including its interactive and evolving nature, is key for nurses in policy development.
    • This approach empowers nurses to proactively address health issues and shape effective health policies.