Politics, power, and predictability of nursing care

Nurs Forum. 2020 Jan;55(1):16-32. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12377. Epub 2019 Aug 26.

Abstract

This article explores the role of politics, power, and the use of data in arenas from hospitals to governments, analyzing how multiple stakeholders, including nurses, influence policy development. As the largest health profession in the world, nurses can wield great power when they work collaboratively with others and use evidence about health care outcomes to enact important changes in health policy.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Nurse's Role
  • Nursing / methods*
  • Politics*
  • Power, Psychological*