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ADVOCACYADVOCACY
Nursing is a sleeping giant. If the giant ever unites, gets organized and uses their clout they will be a force to be recognized...
Political Consultant 1978
Getting Involved• Be informed on current
events
• Attend Meetings
• Write to Legislators
• Volunteer
• Testify on bills
• Work with Citizen Groups
www.ca.gov
Click on:
Your Government
Laws, Codes, and Regulations
California Bills
Getting Involved
Partisan Political Action
• Attend Meetings of your Political Party
• Run for Delegate
• Volunteer for your Political Party
Support your Candidate
• Campaigns
• Neighborhood Coffee
• Meet the Candidate Event
http://franklin.vote-smart.org
AREAS OF CHANGE IN THE FUTURE
…Nurses who are truly professionals will seize the leadership that is rightfully theirs and will act to establish an appropriate nursing future.
Rozella Schlotfeldt Nursing Outlook 1981
USEFUL NURSING WEBSITES
• American Nurses Association
www.nursingworld.com
• American Nurses Association of CA www.anacalifornia.org
• Board of Registered Nursingwww.rn.ca.gov
POLITICAL WEBSITES
California Senate - www.senate.ca.gov
California Assembly - www.assembly.ca.gov
National Women’s Political Caucus - www.nwpc.org
Democratic Party - www.democrats.org
Republican Party - www.rnc.org
Political news - www.allpolitics.com
White House - www.whitehouse.gov
THE NEW BREED
“These nurses know what they want, and they know what they’re worth. Somebody had better start listening; the new breed isn’t inclined to wait.”Nursing Outlook
1981