This book explores the leading role played by nursing science in the European Nordic countries.
Recognized leaders in nursing research from Denmark Finland Iceland Norway and Sweden
reflect on the leadership of nurses the societal developments and the state of nursing science
in their country and the successes and remaining challenges nurses are facing. The book
highlights representative leadership projects focusing on e.g. evidenced-based clinical
practice education and research that have impacted patient and healthcare outcomes in each
country. The book shows how nursing as a scientific discipline has been developing rapidly in
these five Nordic countries. They have more nurses per capita than other countries (OECD 2016)
and healthcare is provided to all citizens. Moreover nursing qualification in the Nordic
countries was based on university education early on and there are more professors of nursing
than in other countries. Accordingly this book on Leadership in nursing within the Nordic
countries shares essential and pioneering expertise that will benefit nurses and nurse
scientists around the globe.
