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Politics and government
- Concepts of politics and governance
- Types of government and constitutions
- Political systems in Nigeria
- Importance of politics to nursing
Politics of health care
- Politics of health care delivery
- Politics in nursing practice: local, national and international
- Health policy and the Nigerian health system
- NMCN and professional regulation
Power, unions and bargaining
- Power and political interaction in nursing
- Collective bargaining and unionism
- NANNM and professional organisations
- Networking and collective strength
Advocacy and policy
- Political advocacy and lobbying
- Policy development and intervention
- Political participation and socialisation
- Barriers to nurses' political involvement
Leadership and governance
- Political leadership and qualities
- Leadership and delegation in nursing
- Assertive behaviour and political expression
- Development of the professional nurse leader

Nursing Politics and Governance