title: Reframing Political Differences: One Conversation at a Time.
abstract: The profession of nursing, by it's very nature, is wrought with significantly complex moral and political disagreements. These issues cannot simply be avoided by being relegated to private discussions because their resolution is crucial to the common good. It is important for nurses to develop skills in public discourse if we are to bridge the political divide and influence local, state, and national policy. Failure to do so will leave us with ineffective and dismissed voices.
authors.forename: Deborah B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States