Political factors

Political factors and the governance & power structure within health care administration influence how nursing is viewed in health care and include patterns of communication and decisions in the organization;

  • role and gender stratification among nurses, physicians, and administrators, union activities, including negotiation and confrontation; 
  • government and insurance company influences; 
  • uses of power, prestige, and privilege; and 
  • in general, competition for scarce human and material resources.