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POWER AND POLITICS IN NURSING AND LOBBYING

Explore the dynamics of power and politics in nursing, from historical perspectives to empowering strategies. Learn about the importance of autonomy and lobbying in nursing practice, and discover how to develop leadership skills and advocate for change effectively.

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POWER AND POLITICS IN NURSING AND LOBBYING

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  1. POWER AND POLITICS IN NURSING AND LOBBYING ……..Prasanna

  2. INTRODUCTION

  3. TERMINOLOGIES • AUTONOMY • TABOO • OPPRESSED • EMPOWERMENT • FLEETING

  4. HISTORY OF POWER IN NURSING • Power was considered as a taboo in nursing • Major decisions about nursing education and practice were taken by persons out of nursing • However, even these days we the nurses behave like oppressed group and get involved in intra and intergroup conflicts

  5. DEFINITIONS • Power can be defined as the capacity to produce or prevent changes. – Sullivan and Decker 1997. • Power is the “force of energy to accomplish a task, meet a goal, promote changes or influence others. • Power is a means of protecting ourselves against the cruelty, indifference or ruthlessness of other people. - Korda 1975

  6. CHARACTERISTICS OF POWER • Power is fleeting, never permanent. • Power is a neutral concept, neither good nor bad in itself. • Power can be constructive and useful / it can be destructive and harmful. • Power controls, corrects and corrupts. • Power is reciprocal that is when one person has control other person gives it up.

  7. TYPES OF POWER

  8. OTHER TYPES OF POWER ARE

  9. INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES AS SOURCES OF POWER • High energy and physical endurance • Directing energy • Successfully reading the behavior of others • Adaptability and flexibility • Motivation to engage and confrontconflict • Subordinating one's ego

  10. CONCEPTUAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES • Professional Competence • Conceptual Flexibility • Future Vision • Conceptual Competence • Political Sensitivity

  11. POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES • Interpersonal Competence • Empowering Subordinates • Team Performance Facilitation • Objectivity • Initiative/Commitment

  12. LEADING WITH POWER

  13. STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING POWER / POWERFUL IMAGE Self image Grooming and well-dressed Good manners Good body language Speech Own values, attitudes and beliefs Networking Mentoring Goal setting Developing expertise

  14. EXERCISING POWER IN THE WORK PLACE / ORGANIZATION • Collegiality and collaboration • An empowering attitude • Developing coalitions • Negotiating

  15. USES OF POWER

  16. POWER MECHANISM • ASSERTIVENESS • INGRATIATION • RATIONALITY • SANCTIONS • UPWARD APPEAL • BLOCKING • COALITIONS

  17. POWER IN NURSING

  18. POLITICS

  19. HISTORY OF POLITICS IN NURSING • Florence Nightingale • Hannah Ropes • Lillian and Margaret Sangar • In 1974, ANA formed the nurses coalition in politics(N-CAP) which was the first political action committee

  20. DEFINITION • Politics means influencing the allocation of scarce resources – Talbott and Vance 1981. • Politics means action designed to attain a purpose by the use of political power or by activity in political channels – Gloria Pavla.

  21. POLITICAL ACTION • Communication that is assertive, clear and concise. • Collectivity, a source of power and the foundation for neat networking coalition- building and collaboration. • Collegiality, a sense of community, birth hood and foundation for building esteem.

  22. SKILLS that make up a nurse politician • Ability to analyze an issue / assessment skills • Ability to present a possible frame and present arguments in support of her /his recommendation. • Ability to participate in a constructive way • Ability to voice your opinion.

  23. POLITICAL FOCUS

  24. LOBBYING • The word lobbyist comes from the chambers in which the act of lobbying usually takes place, a room near legislative bodies, for instance, or even the lobby of hotels where important people are staying.

  25. DEFINITION • Lobbying (also Lobby) is a form of advocacy with the intention of influencing decisions made by legislators and officials in the government by individuals, other legislators, constituents, or advocacy groups.

  26. USES OF LOBBYING

  27. LOBBYING METHODS • Political action committees, • High-tech communication techniques, • Coalitions among groups and industries sharing the same political goals, and • Campaigns to mobilize constituents at the grassroots level.

  28. RELATIONSHIP OF POWER AND POLITICS IN NURSING PRACTICE

  29. CONCLUSION

  30. JOURNAL ABSTRACT

  31. BIBLIOGRAPHY • Persis Mary Hamilton, Realities Of Contemporary Nursing, California, 2nd Edition 1996, Pp: 276. • Joann Zerwekh, Ju Carol Claborn, Nursing Today – Transition And Trends, Philadelphia, W B Sanders Company , 1999, Pp: 240. • Leauette Lancaster, Nursing Issues In Leading And Meaning Change, Newyork, Massy 2009, Pp: 234. • Brigid Mc Copier, HealtherGa, journal - Tradition And Reality, Nursing And politics in Australia, 2002, pp: 124. • Ruth m tappen, nursing leadership and management concepts and practice, 3rd edition, pp: 348-350. • Indian journal of nursing, volume 2, September 2008, pp :39-42.

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