Table 5.
Enabling structures
| Round 1 (n = 37) |
Round 2 (n = 24) |
Round 3 (n = 24) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | M | SD | PA | M | SD | |
| A legislature which ensures that national nurse leaders are included in the health policy development process |
100% |
1.38 |
0.65 |
100% |
1.29 |
0.46 |
| Nursing must have a director of nursing services who is on a par with the director of medical services (or equivalent) at the ministry of health or equivalent |
100% |
1.42 |
0.72 |
92% |
1.38 |
0.65 |
| Leadership positions must be allocated for nurse leaders at policy making levels (affirmative action) |
100% |
1.46 |
0.66 |
92% |
1.29 |
0.62 |
| Policy makers must enhance the representation (numbers) of nurse leaders at national policy making level |
96% |
1.75 |
2.03 |
100% |
1.26 |
0.45 |
| Policy makers must ensure that they have a gender balance (nurse leaders must be proportionate to the percentage of women and men in the nursing profession) at health policy development positions | 90% | 2.13 | 0.90 | 74% | 1.83 | 1.03 |