:10.1177/1527154413490566, Kelly, K. (2007). Why are nurses reluctant to get involved in politics? | Quizlet : 10.3912/OJIN.Vol12No01Man02, Ahoya, C. K., Abhichartibuttra, K., &Wichaikhum, O. 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. Even working ten-hour days and not taking any breaks at all that allowed only 4.8 minutes per call. Mr. Afizu Alhassan holds a Master of Nursing Degree from the University of Cape Coast in Ghana and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University for Development Studies, also in Ghana. Oestberg F. Policy and politics: why nurses should get involved. :10.1177/152715440200300203, International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Nursing Research and Practice, 2014, 110. However, despite this high membership in GRNMA, only a few of them showed an active interest in the activities of that association. National Library of Medicine Again, nurses tendency to be passive in political participation is evident here. Testing a theory of political development by comparing the political action of nurses and nonnurses. Or the Senate? Bookshelf Nursing Research and Practice, 2016, 18. Mr. Fuseini Abdul Ganiyuis is a Registered Nurse with a Master of Philosophy in Nursing Degree from the University of Ghana and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University for Development Studies, Ghana. That might be when nursing staff are forced to decide who to discharge, because so many people are waiting for beds with so few staff to care for them. The target audience for this medical event is OB-GYN physicians. After all, healthcare legislation ultimately affects us all. The large majority of the participants (76%) were either totally politically unaware or only slightly aware of the implications of politics for nursing. I found this article to be an interesting read as to why many nurses are not involved in politics and to learn of the ways that nurse can become involved in politics. In many countries, nurses constitute the largest workforce in the healthcare sector (Juma et al., 2014; Shariff, 2014). A round the world, no matter the setting, nurses want to provide safe care to patients and fami-lies. At the end all of us will be affected. These previous nursing leadership positions have motivated him to study the political behavior of nurses.