On January 20, 2010, a first-of-its-kind survey was released by Gallup on behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. "Nursing Leadership from Bedside to Boardroom: Opinion Leaders’ Perceptions" explored the views of opinion leaders on the role America's nurses can and should play in our health care system.
From reducing medical errors, to increasing the quality of care, to promoting wellness, to improving efficiency and reducing costs, a new survey finds that an overwhelming majority of opinion leaders say nurses should have more influence. But these opinion leaders—including insurance, corporate, health services, government and industry thought leaders as well as university faculty—see significant barriers that prevent nurses from fully participating as leaders in health and health care.
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It’s time for change. And in this survey, opinion leaders said so. A strong majority said that nurses should have more influence than they do now on health policy, planning and management. They want the barriers removed, and they want nurses themselves to step up.
- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, RWJF president and CEO, in a column for Kaiser Health News
Nursing Leadership from Bedside to Boardroom: Opinion Leaders’ Perceptions was released at an event where health, nursing and other leaders joined journalists at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to hear experts discuss the findings.
Learn more about the participants and watch a webcast of the event.
View photos from the survey's release at the National Press Club.
