title: Should nurses be politically aware?
abstract: In the present atmosphere of change, nurses need to develop political awareness. This article reviews the many factors that have mitigated against such a development and examines how these have adversely affected the profession. It proposes that nurses must develop political awareness as only by becoming politically knowledgeable can they can control and shape their own destiny, and effectively contribute to the decisions that affect their patients.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Albarran
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D011057:Politics; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012380:Role