Advocacy at the Heart of Nursing
Our focus areas reflect the urgent needs of nursing today, rooted in history and guided by advocacy. Each campaign is designed to strengthen the profession, protect communities, and ensure that nurses remain central to healthcare reform.
Core Advocacy Areas
- Health Legislation: We work to ensure that laws and policies reflect the realities of nursing practice, protecting access to care and advancing reforms that empower nurses as frontline advocates.
- Professionalism: Nursing is more than a job — it is a profession built on standards, ethics, and accountability. We advocate for recognition of nursing’s professional status in law, history, and education.
- Nursing Longevity: We address challenges such as burnout, tuition burdens, and workforce shortages, promoting mentorship and sustainable career pathways that keep nurses in the profession for the long term.
- Physician Engagement: Collaboration between nurses and physicians is essential to solving the primary care shortage. We explore innovative models, such as the 70/30 specialty‑practice framework, to strengthen healthcare delivery.
- Public Health Policy: Nurses are the bridge between communities and systems. We advocate for reforms that prioritize prevention, education, and equitable access to health care, ensuring public health remains a national priority.
- Nurses Who Advocate for Nurses: We empower nurses to speak for themselves and for each other, building a culture of advocacy that honors the profession’s legacy while shaping its future.