The committee thanks all those who participated in the conference or who commented on the preliminary ideas, which were discussed at the 1998 Convention and published in the November 1998 issue of Report. Now it is time for further member participation. The Strategic Planning Committee requests comments on the vision statement presented below. These new comments will be used to finalize the vision statement that will be presented at Convention 1999 in Lake Placid. Nursing education is innovative, accessible, and reflective of society's diversity.
Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems.
In the provision of nursing care, nurses use the nursing process, a systematic approach to nursing care based on theoretical and scientific foundations. Nurses have a significant role in advocating the individual's right to know and to understand options related to health care. In this regard, the locus of decision making control remains with the individual or a designated other. In New York, the nurse practices in accordance with the provisions of the state's Nurse Practice Act. Each nurse is individually accountable for actions taken or delegated in the provision of nursing care.