Contextual Factors for Establishing Nursing Regulation in Iran : A Qualitative Content Analysis

BACKGROUND: Professional regulation is one of the strategies of the governments which protect the public's right. Nursing practice is not an exception; hence, it is regulated to protect the public against nursing services' adverse effects. Although modern nursing in Iran started from 100 y...

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Publié dans:International journal of community based nursing and midwifery. - 2014. - 6(2018), 2 vom: 28. Apr., Seite 125-135
Auteur principal: Nejatian, Ahmad MS (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Joulaei, Hassan PhD
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: 2018
Accès à la collection:International journal of community based nursing and midwifery
Sujets:Journal Article Nursing Qualitative research Regulation Iran
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Résumé:BACKGROUND: Professional regulation is one of the strategies of the governments which protect the public's right. Nursing practice is not an exception; hence, it is regulated to protect the public against nursing services' adverse effects. Although modern nursing in Iran started from 100 years ago, documents show that there was no regulation mechanism for nursing in Iran till 2016. Hence, this study was conducted to illuminate the contextual factors affecting the nursing regulation process in Iran
METHODS: To explore the contextual elements of late establishment of nursing registration as an important part of nursing regulation, we applied directed qualitative content analysis. For this purpose, all the historical events and related materials including articles published in scientific journals, gray literature, statements, news articles, and interviews in the period of 2006-2016 were reviewed and analyzed by expert panel and categorized in predetermined groups
RESULTS: Pooled analysis data showed four contributing elements that affected the emerging nursing regulation in Iran. These elements include 1) cultural determinants, 2) structural determinants, 3) situational determinants, and 4) international or exogenous determinants
CONCLUSION: Nursing regulation is an important health policy issue in Iran which needs to be facilitated by contextual factors. These factors are complicated and country-specific. Political willingness should be accompanied by nursing association willingness to establish and improve nursing regulation. Other researches are recommended to explore actors and process and content of nursing regulation policy in Iran
Description:Date Revised 17.03.2024
published: Print
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:2322-2476