Meta-synthesis of 27 qualitative studies synthesized nurses' healthcare policy competence into five factors, 15 themes, and 34 subthemes¶

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q2 i? A systematic review identifying 17,810 articles yielded 27 individual qualitative studies of nurses' healthcare policy competence that were meta-synthesized. → Han 2026 q2 i? The synthesis derived 357 findings, organized into five factors, 15 themes, and 34 subthemes. → Han 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Han 2026¶

Han, Nam Kyung, Kim, Jong Gun. (2026). Exploring the Concept of Nurses' Healthcare Policy Competence: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Meta‐Synthesis. Journal of Nursing Management. https://doi.org/10.1155/jonm/9182331

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Systematic review across six databases plus a Google Scholar manual search, following PRISMA 2020 and a PROSPERO-registered protocol; 27 qualitative studies from ten countries were included for meta-ethnographic synthesis.

"A systematic review of English‐language journal articles in databases including Medline, Embase, PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Scopus published up to December 31, 2023, generated 17,810 identified articles, of which 27 individual studies were used for analysis."

Han 2026 (2)¶

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Qualitative meta-synthesis using ATLAS.ti coding of first- and second-order constructs from the 27 included studies; findings were abstracted into third-order constructs of factors, themes, and subthemes.

"Three hundred and fifty‐seven findings on the nurses' healthcare policy competence were derived from an analysis of quotations and individual study concepts."

Discussion¶

Healthcare expertise—knowledge of healthcare environments, systems, policymaking processes, and policy-relevant information—is a factor of nurses' healthcare policy competence — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Intrinsic motivation—awareness of healthcare issues, social responsibility, and commitment to policy advocacy—is a factor of nurses' healthcare policy competence — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Policy intervention—policy decision-making, legislative engagement, and policy monitoring and improvement—is a factor of nurses' healthcare policy competence — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Political skills—communication, negotiation, and lobbying; networking and social coalition; and forming public opinion—are a factor of nurses' healthcare policy competence — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Policy development—setting strategic policy agendas, conducting policy research, and developing policy and legislation—is a factor of nurses' healthcare policy competence — a narrower finding that bears on this claim

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