Essay topic: Nurses are generally seen as having much less authority than doctors in the decision-making process related to patient care. Discuss the challenges and provide solutions for nurses to be accepted as equal partners in an inter-professional team. You will need to: Address the question in full, engage in critical analysis of the issues, and support arguments by the relevant and high quality literature. You are required to present a well-written paper, with logically organised discussion points, clear grammar and accurate spelling. In-text citations and a full reference list (APA 6th format) are required. This is an essay (not a summary) and you are required to present it as a high standard academic essay, with an introduction, logically linked and well organised paragraphs, and a conclusion. The essay must be written in 3rd person. Evidence is required that a wide range of relevant, high quality, credible literature has been chosen to support arguments.