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Pluralism, professinalism and politics in nursing

International Journal of Nursing StudiesPublished 1 January 1983
Rosemary White
Citations7
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score2.82
SNIP3.21

TL;DR

The pluralist nature of the nursing society is described and the different and often conflicting objectives of the several interest groups are highlighted.

Abstract

This paper describes the pluralist nature of the nursing society and highlights the different and often conflicting objectives of the several interest groups. In the second section the paper describes how the Royal College of Nursing dealt with these difficulties during the years 1948-61. The paper ends with a discussion of the present and future position in policy making with particular reference to the position of the Rcn as the nurses' professional organisation.

Keywords

Nursing