The Structure of Nursing Legislation in Iran from the Perspective of Nursing Policymakers: A Qualitative Study

Abstract Background: Nursing can and is directly affected by the legislation structure and its associated governance. So, nursing regulators and indeed practitioners must be aware of their own legislative framework. This content analysis was conducted to define the structure of nursing legislation in Iran. Method: A qualitative design using a content analysis approach was used using semi-structures interviews with nursing policymakers(n=15). Result: This content analysis revealed three categories: Competent authorities, Advancing the profession of nursing and COVID-19 as an opportunity window for nursing policymaking.Conclusion: There is an essential need to enactment an Iranian Nursing Practice Act through competent authorities. However, to achieve this goal nursing policy makers must be able to convince members of the Parliament about the contribution of this legislation regarding public safety. Furthermore, this will not be achieved except with diplomacy and capitalizing on any policy windows. Notably, the profound impact of the COVID-19 outbreak may provide just such a policy window..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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ResearchSquare.com - (2021) vom: 17. März Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2021

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hatefi-Moadab, Nasim [VerfasserIn]
Benton, David C [VerfasserIn]
Mohammadi, Nooredin [VerfasserIn]
Abedi, Heydarali [VerfasserIn]
Hazrati, Maryam [VerfasserIn]
Nasrabadi, Alireza Nikbakht [VerfasserIn]

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-139834/v1

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XRA034185054