Increase in political activism among nursing staff Nurses are usually the most powerful people on earth, as they have considerable potential to wield enormous power both in the social arena what politics. This power emanates from the large body of healthcare knowledge they possess and their large numbers. Contrary to this absolute fact, most nurses do not maximize their potential for policy change. Unfortunately, they see political activism not as a tool of power but as an obstacle to the advancement of their nursing profession. This comes from the view that nursing is about the application of service through real involvement that politics does not imply (Rains and Barton-Kriese 219). Political activism according to them is more about theory and more about talking about topics rather than real involvement with patients. , a characteristic that characterizes the nursing profession. This nursing view of political involvement is narrow and is the primary reason for pandemic nursing apathy towards political activism. Today's nurse, without political involvement, is more of a person engaged in the process of saving a situation to the extent that he lacks the time to find the root cause of the problem in order to eradicate it once and for all. This document uses knowledge based on nursing history, the change process and the views of nursing colleagues to design an action plan that will increase the political involvement of nursing staff. Nursing History and Policy Involvement Nursing involves the provision of care to individuals, communities, and families with an aim for them to achieve and maintain optimal health and quality of life (Basavanthappa 515). In the early years, nursing was... the focus of the article ......y, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2006. Print.Basavanthappa, Balaji. Fundamentals of nursing. New Delhi: Brothers Medical Publishers, 2003. Print.Beer, Michael and Nitin Nohria. Breaking the code of change. Watertown, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2000. Print.Boswell, Carol, Sharon Cannon, and Joyce Miller. “Nurses' political involvement: responsibility versus privilege.” Journal of Professional Nursing 21.1 (2005): 5-8. Print.Godfrey, William. The Struggle to Serve: A History of the Moncton Hospital, 1895 to 1953. Montreal, QC: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004. Print.Rains, Joanne and Paul Barton-Kriese. “Develop political competence; A comparative study between disciplines.” Public Health Nursing 18. 4 (2001): 219-224. Print.Small, Hugh. Florence Nightingale: avenging angel. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1999. Print.