title: Invest in yourself: cultivating personal power.
abstract: The seeds of power may need to be cultivated by nurses who seek to be more personally effective. This article explores the reasons for powerlessness and offers strategies to achieve a self-concept of power.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carlson-Catalano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005239:Fear; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012649:Self Concept; D012938:Social Perception; D012951:Socialization