From Global Standards to Local Action: Practical Pathways for Adopting the International Council of Nurses’s (ICN's) Updated “Nursing” and “a Nurse” Definitions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice
Published online on December 26, 2025
Abstract
Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, Volume 27, Issue 2, Page 143-148, May 2026.
In 2025, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) issued renewed definitions of “nursing” and “a nurse,” marking the first comprehensive revision of its core terminology in more than two decades. The updated definition separates the discipline of nursing ...
In 2025, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) issued renewed definitions of “nursing” and “a nurse,” marking the first comprehensive revision of its core terminology in more than two decades. The updated definition separates the discipline of nursing ...