"The question remains whether nurses can succeed in any way other than by adopting the values of the dominant system.

The solution lies in the working to move beyond marginality to its opposite, a state of integration in which nurses value their perspectives: their ways of knowing, their values, their beliefs, and the work that they do. This is not to reject the views of others, but rather to put them in a better perspective.

This integration requires nurses to develop a positive self-esteem." (Mason et al., 1991).