The deadline for the “Dear Colleagues” letter in the U.S. Senate has been extended until tomorrow April 3. Go to the NLN site and you can send an email directly from there. One is already written that you can use, or compose your own. All you have to do is complete your demographic information and it will be sent to your Senators. Please take a couple of minutes today to help ensure funding for nurses. The Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development funds directly affect us all. Among other things this funding helps nurses become nurse educators. The shortage of nurses will never be solved until we do something to help…
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How the Presidential Candidates Feel About Nurses
Finally on January 3, 2008, the Iowa Caucus will take place and rapidly after that other states hold their elections to start the process of selecting candidates for the November presidential election. If you’re like me, you’ve become weary of all the debates and hoopla. This has gone on far too long. Now finally it will begin to get serious. It’s time now to start paying attention. The American Nurses Association has been in touch with the candidates from both major political parties to determine how they stand in support of nurses. The ANA has been criticized by some for only showing democratic candidate’s responses. That’s because for the most…