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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