Making nursing visible #1

You may think it's a load of *&^( to think that nursing is an "invisible" profession, but in many ways, it is.

The following blerb came from Ye Old State Nurses Association, and I recommend you follow the link and share it with your nursing friends, far and wide. Please make sure you vote. There are even suggestions, and include one of my former bosses among them (and no, I won't tell you who she is!).

I can tell you she is 1) powerful and 2) listed with a whole lot of other powerful nurses who should be recognized. Recognize one and you recognize us all. We are powerful. Let the rest of the world know, too.

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 [Sent on behalf of ANA’s Communications Dept]

RECOGNIZE NURSES AS POWERFUL PEOPLE

Vote for Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Powerful People

Silver Spring, MD- The American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the U.S.,  encourages nurses to show support for the leaders in our profession by voting for  nurses in Modern Healthcare’s  “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare” ranking. Nurses played a key role in the passage of health reform legislation this year. We helped make history! Getting nurse leaders included in the “Most Powerful” rankings is an excellent way to bring much deserved visibility to the nursing profession. 

Let’s work together to get nurses on the list. You can help make it happen by voting here. Voting will continue through Friday, June 25. The final ranking will be published in the Aug. 23, 2010, issue of Modern Healthcare.

Nurses nominated:

Linda Aiken Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Karen Ballard New York State Nurses Association Geraldine “Polly” Bednash American Association of Colleges of Nursing Colleen Conway-Welch Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Barbara Crane New York State Nurses Association Sister Carol Keehan Catholic Health Association

Beverly Malone National League for Nursing Rebecca Patton American Nurses Association Sister Mary Jean Ryan SSM Healthcare Pamela Thompson American Organization of Nurse Executives Mary Wakefield Health Resources and Services Administration Marla Weston American Nurses Association