title: Integrating professionalism and political awareness into the curriculum.
abstract: Nurse educators are in the unique position to provide students with professional insight and political awareness into health policy issues. The author describes how cost-neutral methods to infuse professionalism and political awareness were integrated into the curriculum from the baccalaureate through doctoral levels The healthcare practice arena is impacted.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, USA. jhahn2@gmu.edu
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hahn
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001364:Awareness; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011057:Politics; D011361:Professional Competence; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States