Nurse Policy Entrepreneurship in a Rural Community: A Multiple Streams Framework Approach

Judy Lynn Gregg, Julie Miller, Kathleen Tennant · 2018 · OJIN The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Summary. Nurses in a rural Midwest community used the Multiple Streams Framework to drive policy change reducing motor vehicle crashes. By merging community problems, policies, and political conditions, they created a new Nurse Policy Entrepreneur role that successfully gained judicial approval for a teen-driver-offender policy. The framework proved effective for nurses advocating public health improvements.

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Gregg, J. L., Miller, J., & Tennant, K.. (2018). Nurse Policy Entrepreneurship in a Rural Community: A Multiple Streams Framework Approach. OJIN The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. https://doi.org/10.3912/ojin.vol23no03ppt63

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DOI: 10.3912/ojin.vol23no03ppt63
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: rural-healthcare, policy, general-innovation
Added: 2026-10-01