Toward a Feminist Model for the Political Empowerment of Nurses |
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| Authors: | Diana J. Mason Barbara A. Backer C. Alicia Georges |
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| Affiliation: | Associate Director of Nursing for Education and Research, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York city.;Associate Professor, Division of Nursing, Lehman college, Bronx, New York;Lecturer, Division of Nursing, Lehman college. Bronx. New York. |
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| Abstract: | Shifts in power within the nursing profession and the health care system raise questions as to how nursing will develop and use its power. As a model for political action, empowerment involves the development of three dimensions; (a) raising the conscious of sociopolitical realities; (b) positive self-esteem; and (c) political skills needed to negotiate and change the health care system. This paper discusses these dimensions as they relate to nurses within a feminist context. |
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