This paper reports part of a bigger study whose aim was to develop an empowerment model that could be used to enhance nurse\r\nleaders� participation in health policy development. A Delphi survey was applied which included the following criteria: expert\r\npanelists, iterative rounds, statistical analysis, and consensus building. The expert panelists were purposively selected and included\r\nnational nurse leaders in leadership positions at the nursing professional associations, nursing regulatory bodies, ministries of\r\nhealth, and universities in East Africa. The study was conducted in three iterative rounds. The results reported here were gathered\r\nas part of the first round of the study and that examined the extent of nurse leaders� participation in health policy development.\r\nSeventy-eight (78) expert panelists were invited to participate in the study, and the response rate was 47%. Data collection was done\r\nwith the use of a self-report questionnaire. Data analysis was done by use of SPSS and descriptive statistics were examined. The\r\nfindings indicated that nurse leaders participate in health policy development though participation is limited and not consistent\r\nacross all the stages of health policy development. The recommendations from the findings are that health policy development\r\nprocess needs to be pluralistic and inclusive of all nurse leaders practicing in positions related to policy development and the\r\nprocess must be open to their ideas and suggestions.
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