title: Politics and nursing: an elective experience.
abstract: The case for enhancing the political awareness of nurses is reviewed, examining the need for the inclusion of political issues in nurse education programmes. A brief review of the available literature from North America reveals that some schools of nursing have made progress in including aspects of politics in nursing curricula, either as part of a course on health policy or as a separate elective course. Topics addressed in these courses, and experiences offered, aim to raise awareness and equip nurses with the knowledge and skills necessary to engage in politics at a variety of levels. An account is offered of the experience of running a 4-week theoretical elective course entitled 'Politics and nursing' as part of the Common Foundation Programme of a Project 2000 course in a college of nursing based in North London, England.
authors.affiliation: North London College of Health Studies, North Middlesex Education Centre, North Middlesex Hospital, London, England.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009656:North America; D011057:Politics; D011209:Power, Psychological; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom