The American Nurses Association (ANA) joined a group of health care professionals to testify before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in support of “The Clean Air Act.” Delaware Nurses Association (DNA) member Sarah Bucic, MSN, RN, was among the panelists invited to provide remarks.
Major General Patricia Horoho, MSN, MS, RN, a member of the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) and currently the 23rd chief of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, has been nominated to become the Army Surgeon General, an appointment announced by U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Horoho would become the first registered nurse and woman to serve in that post.
March 2011 brought daylight savings time, the official start of spring and the North Carolina Nurses Association “Nurses Day at the Legislature.” March 8 was a big day at the North Carolina General Assembly when almost 1,000 nurses and nursing students visited the legislature to speak with elected officials and discuss issues important to the nursing profession.
On Tuesday, March 23 ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR witnessed history as President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. Nurses around the country should be proud of their hard work. This historic legislation benefits both the nursing profession and the patients we serve.
