For more than 40 years, shared governance has supported structural empowerment and engaged nurses in their practice. Although progress has been made in advancing nursing ownership of practice through shared governance, mature nursing autonomy has yet to be achieved. It is time to evolve to professional governance, emphasizing accountability, professional obligation, collateral relationships, and decision making. Nurse leaders are provided with historical context and recommendations for effectively leading professional governance in an empowering work culture.
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Sci Rep
December 2024
Department of Architecture, Rafsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rafsanjan, Iran.
The advent of smart cities has brought about a paradigm shift in urban management and citizen engagement. By leveraging technological advancements, cities are now able to collect and analyze extensive data to optimize service delivery, allocate resources efficiently, and enhance the overall well-being of residents. However, as cities become increasingly interconnected and data-dependent, concerns related to data privacy and security, as well as citizen participation and representation, have surfaced.
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December 2024
Frailty in Ageing Research Group, Department Gerontology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Introduction And Context: The social and healthcare system faces numerous challenges, with primary care playing a key role in achieving universal and equitable health coverage. However, the primary care field often struggles with limited research capacity, activity, and funding.
The Primary Care Academy: To address these gaps, the Primary Care Academy (PCA) - a large-scale, innovative, interdisciplinary research and networking organization, encompassing then organization in the primary care field, was established and funded in 2019 by the Fund Dr.
Health Care Sci
December 2024
School of Healthcare Management, Tsinghua Medicine Tsinghua University Beijing China.
The COVID-19 pandemic presented unparalleled challenges to prompt and adaptive responses from nations worldwide. This review examines China's multifaceted approach to the crisis, focusing on five key areas of response: infrastructure and system design, medical care and treatment, disease prevention and control, economic and social resilience, and China's engagement in global health. This review demonstrates the effectiveness of a top-down command system at the national level, intersectoral coordination, a legal framework, and public social governance.
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December 2024
Department of Economics and Sustainable Development, Harokopio University, 17676 Athens, Greece;
Background: This paper reviews cost containment policies to control pharmaceutical expenditure either by regulating the pharmaceutical industry or targeting the demand side.
Methods: The method used was the narrative literature review of studies which assessed the effect of pharmaceutical cost containment policies.
Results: Governments worldwide have implemented a great variety of policy measures to manage pharmaceutical expenditure while ensuring fair access to essential medicines.
Soc Sci Med
December 2024
Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
County governments across the U.S. adopt varied immigrant-related policies that facilitate or hinder immigrant inclusion.
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