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Jafar A Alshraideh1, Shefa'a Alfraheed2, Hani Al Nawafleh3
1Professor, School of Nursing, JNC Consultant, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Background:
In 2025, the International Council of Nurses renewed the definitions of "nursing" and "a nurse" and articulated core concepts that emphasize social justice, human connection, scientific knowledge, and professional accountability.
Aim:
To analyze the International Council of Nurses' 2025 definitions and discuss practical implications and implementation recommendations for nursing practice, education, and policy in Jordan.
Sources Of Evidence:
An interpretive policy analysis of the International Council of Nurses' final project report, complemented by global and Jordan-focused evidence on nursing workforce priorities, practice environments, and digital health transformation.
Discussion:
The definitions offer coherent professional language aligned with global health and workforce agendas that emphasize leadership, advocacy, autonomy, and accountability. In Jordan, operationalization requires policy and regulatory alignment (including advanced practice pathways), workforce retention and wellbeing strategies, curriculum crosswalks, and minimum informatics and AI governance standards.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
Nurses should strengthen autonomous clinical judgment, culturally safe and people-centered care, advocacy, quality improvement, and digital competence, while working in partnership with multidisciplinary teams and communities.
Implications For Policy And Education:
The Jordanian Nursing Council and stakeholders should translate the definitions into updated scope-of-practice and licensure expectations, competency-based curricula, advanced practice education pathways, and continuing professional development linked to service needs and equity.
Conclusion:
A phased, nationally coordinated implementation plan with monitoring and evaluation is needed to convert definitional aspirations into measurable improvements in care quality, workforce sustainability, curricula updates, and health equity in Jordan.
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