title: Toward a feminist model for the political empowerment of nurses.
abstract: Shifts in power within the nursing profession and the health care system raise questions as to how nursing will develop and use its power. As a model for political action, empowerment involves the development of three dimensions; (a) raising the conscious of socio-political realities; (b) positive self-esteem; and (c) political skills needed to negotiate and change the health care system. This paper discusses these dimensions as they relate to nurses within a feminist context.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Backer
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Georges
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005783:Gender Identity; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D011057:Politics; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012649:Self Concept; D012935:Social Justice; D014481:United States