Happy New Year Nursing Colleague!
1. Will this be the year that we will be "recognized" as a profession? If we are not a profession, what are we? A craft, occupation, trade, calling, etc. Does it matter? For me, regardless of whether nursing is ever recognized as a true profession, I am LaTonia Denise Wright, R.N., first and foremost.
2. Will this be a year that we will reach a consensus on the entry level to practice?
3. Is this the year that we as a profession will recognize the importance of nursing standing unified, regardless of education, practice area, or union status?
4. Will this be the year that individual nurses recognize the importance and POWER inherent in employment contracts, agency relationships, independent contractor status, and other viable alternatives to at-will employment?
5. Will this be the year that nurses start supporting our nursing professional associations (by joining and paying membership dues of course) which tirelessly advocate for nursing?
6. Will this be the year that as nurses we start following what happens in the state and federal legislatures like we follow what happens on the local evening news?
7. Will this be the year that we as as a profession stop eating our young and discouraging others from considering nursing as a career choice?
8. Will this be the year that RNs and LPNs (and associations and organizations for each) unite on the national, state, and local levels to pursue common goals and interests?
9. Will this be the year that in addition to being one of the most trusted and respected professions by the public that nursing will also be one of the most trusted and respected professions with _____________?
10. Will this be the year that the Sleeper Will Awaken? The Sleeper Must Awaken! This is a quote from Dune written by Frank Herbert.
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