An Office of the National Nurse would:
- Elevate the Chief Nurse Officer (CNO) of the US Public Health Service to full time status within the Office of the Surgeon General to become the National Nurse to enhance prevention efforts in all communities.
- Complement the work of the US Surgeon General.
- Promote involvement in the Medical Reserve Corps to improve the health and safety of the community.
- Incorporate proven evidence-based public health education when delivering prevention.
HR 4903 was introduced into the 109th Congress. Please visit our Home Page to view the most up to date recommendations for establishing an Office of the National Nurse.
Endorsements
For a list of supporting individuals and organizations, visit the Endorsers Page of the National Nurse Website.
Monday, September 10, 2007
TIME Makes Case for National Service
Thank you to Richard Stengler of TIME magazine for his poignant and thought provoking article, A Time To Serve. Stengler's cover story highlights the need for civic engagement on every level, from education to the environment. He discusses the Peace Corps and Americorps and provides a plan for the young and the old to become involved.
However, there was not a mention of nurses, nursing, or the Office of the National Nurse proposal included in Stengler's 10 point plan. Here is a letter to the editor that was sent to TIME in hopes of remedying this.
Make That an 11-Point Plan
One solution to promote health care, not sick care, is to establish an Office of the National Nurse. Invite nurses, nursing students, retirees, and other health care providers to participate in a single prevention based program tailored to their community's own needs and we may begin to see a decrease in the devastating epidemics of preventable conditions currently sweeping the nation. We cannot assume with 47 million uninsured that every American is health literate. Who better positioned than nurses to lead the way and help our citizens understand how important it is to lead a healthy life style? There is a grassroots effort underway for an Office of the National Nurse. Visit www.nationalnurse.org for more information.
John F. Kennedy's infamous words, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" have never rung louder.
- posted by Natl. Nurse Team @ 12:01 PM
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Articles & Links
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- A National Nurse For America
- Oregon Nurse Calls For National Spokesperson
- National Nurse: A Serious Proposal Getting Serious Attention
- We Need a National Nurse NOW
- The Initiative to Create an Office of the National Nurse: Stalled
- America's Nurse
- PCC's Mills and Schneider Give National Nurse Debate Shot In The Arm
- Grassroots Nursing-Support Builds for Office of the National Nurse
- Center For Nursing Advocacy-Buzz Saw
- Nursing Voices in Cyberspace
- Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice
- The Office of the National Nurse Gets a Push Forward
- PCC National Teleconference Video Stream
- National Nurse Update
- The Office of the National Nurse: The Logical Choice
- National Nurse Debate
- The Office of the National Nurse
- Nurses and The Public Say It's Time for Change
- United State of Nursing