title: Nurse on Capitol Hill.
abstract: There are myriad ways that nurses help their patients, and they do not all occur in a health care setting. This nurse entrepreneur found her career niche in influencing legislation that impacts patients and the health care system. The author tells the story of how she "landed on" and "conquered" Capitol Hill.
authors.affiliation: Capitol Hill Associates, Inc., Washington, DC 20002, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Havens
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D016520:Entrepreneurship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006076:Government; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008119:Lobbying; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D011331:Private Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States