FINDING YOUR NICHE; HEALTH POLICY MAKERS OR HEALTH POLICY EXECUTORS
The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery…” How about I tell you that with inappropriate systems, the “unique function” is the same as useless? By the way, that was Virginia Henderson’s definition of nursing. (1966) Attending the Institute of Nursing Research Nigeria's conference in 2023 profoundly transformed my view of the nursing profession. We can’t be so dependent on the foundation of nursing, pathophysiology of diseases and our interventions as nurses, that we forget the need to have a mind of our own. In this article, I am to talk about the role of health policymakers and health policy executors, who in this case, are nurses. When you come into the field as a nursing student, you're faced with several directions you can take in your career. Of all the multiple specialities in nursing, 1. You can either become a nurse policymaker or the tr...