title: Nurses can influence public health policy.
abstract: Nurses can and should take part in making the policy decisions that affect their practice and the health of their clients. This article provides some common-sense tips for organizing collaboratively in order to make changes that count.
authors.affiliation: Center for Child and Family Health, Oregon Health Division, Portland, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Whitman
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health