Regulatory Mechanisms for the Development of Nursing: International Context

Abstract

The article addresses the problem of the development of nursing in the international context. Based on the analysis of regulatory documents of the World Health Organization, the WHO European Regional Office, the World Council of Nurses, information materials, resolutions of the World Health Assembly & other subjects of international policy, world trends that influence the development of the health system, determine the regulatory regulation of health workers at different levels of management have been identified. The international context of the world trends for the nursing professional development is disclosed: patient-oriented and family-centered approaches to the professional activity of a nurse, a competent approach to the continuous professional development of a person during his career, which includes continuous medical education, continuous professional education and training of medical workers at a medical institution; legal regulation of nurses’ activities for the provision of high-quality comprehensive medical services; strengthening the role of junior medical staff as an important component of human resources to improve public health; expanding the functions of junior medical staff and engaging them actively in health care management, interprofessional cooperation and joint practices; personalization, leadership development; introduction of competent models for health professionals aiming at continuing education and training. It is concluded that the defined global strategic guidelines and directions of action should be considered in the context of reforming the healthcare sector in Ukraine as imperatives of forming the latest state policy on nursing for implementation at the state, regional, local levels of management, as a guide for providers of continuous professional development of health professionals.