Nursing in the Political Arena

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This paper discusses questions related to nursing and political activism based on an article that states that it is the nurse's ethical and moral obligation to do more than believe their role is limited to bedside patient care. The papers presents answers given by nurses when questioned on various topics, including politics.

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"Nursing in the Political Arena According to the shifting paradigm of nursing, the definition of nursing has been expanded from one of simply caring and providing care to that of advocate. Kosik (p. 698 as cited in Ballou, 2000) states, "Nursing must become actively involved not only in nurse-patient relationships but also in socio-political relationships in order to be a patient advocate" (p. 176). Ballou's (2000) thinking is in line with the American Nursing Association's key documents and Code for Nurses when she states that the nurse must be keenly aware of the individual and collective obligations of nursing in order to satisfy the needs of society for nursing care. The words of the Nursing Code parallel this thought. Additionally, as pointed out in the Ballou (2000) article, "the theme of moral practice as the foundation of professional nursing is firmly established in contemporary nursing literature" (p. 174)."

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