title: Taking political responsibility for nursing's future.
abstract: House and Senate bills, H.R. 4387 and S. 1864, to develop and fund new initiatives for solving the nursing and nurse educator shortage, were passed shortly before the 107th Congress recessed for Christmas. These bills are now slated for compromise through a Congressional conference committee. The window of opportunity to influence the outcome of this process is short. To gain favorable political action that will improve our ability to care for patients and educate future nurses during this process, ACT NOW.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors.forename: Linda C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: Barbara G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Deborah D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Carman
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007884:Legislation, Nursing; D009729:Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce