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Review
. 2020:13:100256.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijans.2020.100256. Epub 2020 Oct 14.

Linking the Saudi Arabian 2030 vision with nursing transformation in Saudi Arabia: Roadmap for nursing policies and strategies

Abdulaziz M Alsufyani  1   2 , Mohammed A Alforihidi  2 , Khalid E Almalki  3 , Sayer M Aljuaid  2 , Ayman A Alamri  3 , Mussad S Alghamdi  3
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Linking the Saudi Arabian 2030 vision with nursing transformation in Saudi Arabia: Roadmap for nursing policies and strategies

Abdulaziz M Alsufyani et al. Int J Afr Nurs Sci. 2020.

Abstract

The Saudi government is currently facing multiple challenges in achieving "The Gold Standard" in nursing practice. This is not limited to educational challenges, staffing shortage, paucity of international and national benchmark evidence, absence of clear and defined scope of nursing practice, and lack of appropriate policies and regulations. This study presented a comprehensive plan for developing a policy based on current challenges, recognition of policy goals, assessment of potential options and alternatives, identification of stakeholders, proposition of recommended solutions, and implementation of the framework to transform nursing standards and link these changes with the Saudi Vision 2030. However, amendments are required in the present strategic plan for the better management of the nursing profession. It is doubtful that the current nursing profession status quo is capable of meeting the golden standards for health care. Thus, the transformation of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia is necessary.

Keywords: 2030 Saudi vision; Health care; Nursing; Policies; Strategies; Transformation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Nurses and Midwives per 1000 people (The World Bank, 2019).
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