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Policy, Advocacy, Certified Nurse-Midwives, Caregivers, Profession of Nursing, Advanced Practice RNs, Workforce, Registered Nurses, Featured
Congress Must Recognize Nursing as a Profession
Federal policy changes are forcing Congress to confront a larger question: whether nursing will be treated as essential healthcare infrastructure or merely workforce labor.
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Issues, Funding, Technology, Policy, Advocacy, Certified Nurse-Midwives, Leadership, Profession of Nursing, Innovation, Advanced Practice RNs, Workforce, Registered Nurses, Featured
Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Advocacy and Policy Analysis – Post #4
Use ChatGPT or another generative AI product to write a 400-700-word blog post describing how existing policy related to your topic incorporates evidence, and advance policy related to your topic.
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Rural, Communities, Integration, Systems, Issues, Funding, Remote, Policy, Advocacy, Certified Nurse-Midwives, Profession of Nursing, Innovation, Advanced Practice RNs, Registered Nurses, Workforce, Voices
Growing Outrage in the Media – “Stop Picking on Nurses”
The voices are gathering, and the volume is increasing as the reaction to what some call the "demotion of nursing" as a profession hits popular, social, and professional media.
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Rural, Communities, Integration, Systems, Issues, Funding, Remote, Policy, DEI, Advocacy, Certified Nurse-Midwives, Caregivers, Profession of Nursing, Innovation, Advanced Practice RNs, Workforce, Registered Nurses, Voices, Featured
Professional Nurses as Policy Leaders – Post #3
Federal rule-making mechanics, including public comment, determine whether graduate nursing education is supported or constrained, with direct workforce implications.
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Integration, Systems, Issues, Funding, Policy, DEI, Advocacy, Certified Nurse-Midwives, Leadership, Profession of Nursing, Innovation, Advanced Practice RNs, Workforce, Registered Nurses, Featured
Profession, Professional, & Professionalism – Post #2 – Policy Implications
How nursing is defined in policy carries real consequences, shaping the availability of funding for graduate nursing education and affecting critical workforce issues.
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In Memorium – Honoring Alex Pretti
This reflection honors a nurse whose death exposed systemic injustice, underscoring the obligation to protect those most vulnerable within healthcare and our communities. Thank you Alex.









