A Race to the Polls: One in 45

NEARLY 30  YEARS AGO Trevor Clay, a British nurse and former General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, wrote: “Nursing is a remarkably insular profession, which has taken little heed of the great social, political and economic forces that have shaped and surrounded its practice… We are sometimes guilty of not taking time to lift our heads from the bedside to look at what is happening around us.”1 Does this perception resonate? The fact remains, nurses actively practicing in health care today are working in an environment that is largely regulated by state and federal law, as well as regu latory agencies such as state boards of nursing.
Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: The Back Page Source Type: research