GEOFF WILKINSON is Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of West of EnglandMARGARET MIERS is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of West of England

• IntroductionPART 1: UNDERSTANDING POWERTheories of Power; G. WilkinsonPower and Profesions; G. Wilkinson and M. MiersPART 2: NURSES RELATIONSHIPS WITH NURSESPower, Gender and Nursing Work; G. MowforthElitism in Nursing; G. MowforthNursing Teams and Hierarchies; M. MiersPART 3: NURSES IN THE HEALTH CARE TEAMNurses in the Labour Market; M. MiersWorking with Doctors; S. PorterHealth Care Teams in the Community; M. MiersPART 4: RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLIENTSDisempowerment, Empowerment and Older People; D. ThomasUser Empowerment and Mental Health Nursing; A. Fraher and M. LimpinnianPower, Knowledge and Skills in Child Centred Care; M. MiersEmpowerment and Sexuality; J. GodfreyInvolving Clients in Decision Making: Breast Care Nursing; M. Miers Caring for People with Learning Disabilities; M. Godsell.

GEOFF WILKINSON is Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of West of EnglandMARGARET MIERS is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of West of England

• IntroductionPART 1: UNDERSTANDING POWERTheories of Power; G. WilkinsonPower and Profesions; G. Wilkinson and M. MiersPART 2: NURSES RELATIONSHIPS WITH NURSESPower, Gender and Nursing Work; G. MowforthElitism in Nursing; G. MowforthNursing Teams and Hierarchies; M. MiersPART 3: NURSES IN THE HEALTH CARE TEAMNurses in the Labour Market; M. MiersWorking with Doctors; S. PorterHealth Care Teams in the Community; M. MiersPART 4: RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLIENTSDisempowerment, Empowerment and Older People; D. ThomasUser Empowerment and Mental Health Nursing; A. Fraher and M. LimpinnianPower, Knowledge and Skills in Child Centred Care; M. MiersEmpowerment and Sexuality; J. GodfreyInvolving Clients in Decision Making: Breast Care Nursing; M. Miers Caring for People with Learning Disabilities; M. Godsell.