New York, NY: Harper and Row. The authors discuss their findings, and conclude that nurses may not participate in high intensity level political activities, but they do engage in low intensity actions, such as voting in elections. As patient advocates, nurses cannot continue to be spectators in the political arena. He is a health development consultant who has had significant experience in health and sustainable livelihoods surveys and programming, at Ghana's regional and national levels. Five questions on the inventory did not apply to the political context in Ghana and these were removed from the instrument. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2005.03.002. The target audience for this medical event is OB-GYN physicians. In a study about political efficacy and political participation among nurses in Kenya, Ahoya et al. This study has demonstrated that, while nurses may not get involved in political activities that require greater effort and sacrifice (known as high-intensity participation), they are highly involved when it comes to low-intensity forms of political participation such as registering to vote and voting in elections. Political efficacy and political participation among nurses in tertiary hospitals, the Republic of Kenya. PMC MeSH The demographic section contained questions about participant age, gender, professional rank, academic qualification, and area of nursing practice (whether clinical or education). Finally, employers need to provide staff nurses with the time, resources, and opportunities to influence local, state and federal policy. Gender norms have contributed to our weak leadership skills. As the largest group of healthcare providers, nurses are in a unique and very powerful position to serve as advocates for patients, communities, and the nursing profession, by leveraging their numbers to exert influence on healthcare policies (Avolio, 2014; Vandenhouten et al., 2011). This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. : 10.1177/1527154417728514, Primomo, J., &Bjorling, E. A. The results of these tests are presented in Table 4. Positive micro-, meso-, and macro-level benefits of this involvement were identified. Health promotion in nursing: A derridean discourse analyis. More than 80% of the inhabitants are Dagdombas. ; John D. Scott, MD, MSc, FIDSA, Judy Gregg, DNP, RN; Julie Miller, MSN, RN ; Kathleen F. Tennant, PhD, APN, RN, Nurse Participation in Political Activities, Substance Use Disorders and Related Concerns, The 200th Birthday of Florence Nightingale, Speroni on Professional Pathways in Nursing", Parast and colleagues on Healthcare and Quality, Gaul, Higbee, Taylor, Ensign, Monson & Price on Nursing Education and Crisis in Competency, Parast and Heshka on Past, Present, and Future, Fogg-Martin on Calling Nursing Informatics Leaders", Jean-Gilles on An Historical View of Nursing and Polio, Pattishall on Informatics: Protect Yourself and the Nursing Profession from Predatory Journals, ORourke, Crawford, Morris, & Pulcini, 2017, Vandenhouten, Malakar, Kubsch, Block, & Gallagher-Lepak, 2011, Ahoya, Abhichartibuttra, & Wichaikhum, 2016, International Foundation for Electoral Systems, 2019, http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/geography/tamale.php, http://www.electionguide.org/countries/id/83/, https://www.americannursetoday.com/from-apathy-to-political-activism/, http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/. The city is characterized by high levels of political activitiesThe city is characterized by high levels of political activities, including television and radio discussions, rallies, mounting of billboards and party flags, and street carnivals, especially during electioneering campaigns. For more information please follow the below link: Imagine youre on, Jeri Milstead is inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame.. There are several reasons for the limited nursing participation in policy and politics.