Power in Practice: Moments of Reflection.
Power in practice reveals itself in many ways. There are many definitions of power but in nursing care it could be said that the power is within the patient. Nurses facilitate patients power by engaging them in dialogical engagements. This helps patients to decide how to utilize the power of living their quality.
Endowed Chair, Advanced Practice Nursing, Indiana University, South Bend, IN pmkarnick@aol.com.
Paula M
PM
Karnick
D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011209:Power, Psychological
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