Annotated Bibliography: Nurse's Role In Political Activism

Annotated Bibliography
Topic: Nursing Role in Political Activism
Name: Devika RijalCourse: NURS 1011
Due Date: October 15, 2014
Summited To: Shauna Figler
Devika RijalNursing 1011
October 15, 2014
Annotated Bibliography
The aim of this annotated bibliography is to enable nurses, patients, and others people with an interest in issues of nursing political activities and full and effective participation inclusion in society. The responsibility of nurses is to provide services designed to promote health, prevent illness, and achieve optimal recovery from or adaptation to health problems. I have selected five texts published since 2001 and, I view selection as containing some of the most recent, relevant and important work in this
In this article, Hay describes his educational experience while becoming immersed, as a clinical nurse, in political activities at the local, state, and national levels (James Hay, 2006). The author wants to provide principles to identify key concept for nurses to become knowledgeable about political participation, avenues to act upon this information, and techniques to help recruit other nurses. Moreover, the nurse’s role is to become politically active. Finally, the article concludes by relating how clinical nurses can become politically active – by researching, asking question, looking beyond our owned daily tasks and by seeking opportunities to participated (James Hay, 2006). Clinical nurses can become politically active to improve health care and create a better workplace. According to the author, in this article Hay become politically active was by the initial influences of the experienced and dedicated work. Therefore, diversity of skills, role models and nursing mentors are the best ways to assist politically active. This article was the source of ideas for improving clinical nurses to become politically active and suggested avenues for
(2009). Being And Doing Politics: An Outdated Model Or 21st Century Reality? Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65(9), 1976-1984.Article “Being and doing politics: an outdated model or 21st century reality?“ Is written by Carnegie, E., and Kiger, A.. In this article authors discuss how critical social theory can be used as a tool for research, reflection and exploration of the political role of the nurse. According author “Sociological theory can be used to examine ideologies within nursing systems in order to contribute to the future development of the profession” (Carnegie, E., & Kiger, A., 2009). Moreover, this article says, “Critical social theory can be used by nurses to study on the socio-political context of health and health care and to highlight ethical ways to practise nursing.” Finally, the report concludes by recommending nurses deliberate on professional goals for the particular societies within which they work. These goals might include challenging healthcare delivery, challenging social policy and regulation, proposing methodologies for research and promoting the democratization of the institutions (Carnegie, E., & Kiger, A., 2009). Therefore, Professional and political courage is required amongst nursing leaders and managers to steer nursing towards reducing the dualisms of individual vs. collective health and a medical vs. social model of