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The development of professional and political awareness in nursing *
Author(s) -
Dean Derek J.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1983.tb00482.x
Subject(s) - bureaucracy , politics , nursing , power (physics) , fiduciary , adaptation (eye) , professional development , process (computing) , state (computer science) , service (business) , political science , psychology , medicine , public relations , business , medical education , law , physics , duty , algorithm , quantum mechanics , marketing , neuroscience , computer science , operating system
The fiduciary relationship between the client and the professional who has been hired to provide a service rarely exists today between nurses and patients. Nurses are employed by the State and operate in organizations where elements of both the bureaucratic and professional models are integrated. This paper discusses nursing's adaptation to the ever‐changing health system in the United Kingdom and how this has resulted in the involvement of senior nurses in the political process. The mechanisms which result in policy output are discussed with reference to the power of nurses. It is argued that all nurses have a role in the decision‐making process through the use of influence which will result from the development of political awareness.