Community Change Concepts and Health Policy Implications

Nurs Sci Q. 2021 Jan;34(1):88-92. doi: 10.1177/0894318420965205.

Abstract

Nursing knowledge is housed in its paradigms, philosophies, models, and theories. This knowledge must be utilized to demark nursing's unique contributions within healthcare, regardless of the setting. The purpose of this paper is to explore the ways in which Parse's community model may serve as a way to think about health policies and the unique ways policies may connect to nursing knowledge. Within this paper, there is a discussion about health policy, Parse's humanbecoming paradigm, and policy development reflected upon with change concepts within the humanbecoming community model. This exploration is important because "disciplinary knowledge is the foundation for transforming health policy and health care delivery systems" (American Academy of Nursing, 2020, para. 1).

Keywords: Parse’s community change model; health policy; nursing knowledge.

MeSH terms

  • Decision Making
  • Health Policy*
  • Humanism*
  • Humans
  • Knowledge*
  • Nursing Theory*
  • Patient-Centered Care
  • Public Health*