Political Power In Nursing: Case Study

As the semester began, I chose to challenge myself by selecting a project design that is outside of my comfort zone. I selected the ‘Political Power in Nursing’. Sometimes understand how other field works, can help me to appreciate their role and see how my role correlate or affect that of the political field. During my conference call my professor approved my project and even suggests others that may assist me. Before reaching out the potential participants, I looked up some articles for literature review, in order to get a field of some issues, so I generate questions for interviewees. I reached out to three participants from different organizations. One of my challenges is getting feedback within an adequate timeframe, especially the interviewee form North Carolina Nursing Association (NCNA). However, the most important thing is that I have people to liaison with, so I can answer questions in my project design. I have email a list of questions to Chris from NCNA and Miss Green from the Fort Bragg Womack Medical …show more content…
It will compare the thin line of nursing practice and patients’ safety and why politic influence is needed to change that will improve the health system. The next article, “Nursing Knowledge and Health Policy in Process”, this article emphasizes qualities that nurses need in order to partake in the political process to change health policy. Another article, “Headlines from the Hill: celebrating nurse leaders in government”, sometimes a little motivation is what a nurse needs to start the process of making a difference. This article will demonstrate nurses who have transitioned into political role, so their voice is not just heard, but seen and is impacting on health