Maybe at last we will be recognized as the power we can be!

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

I found this article about nurses and I had to share, I debated whether to put it in nursing news but I felt the message was so powerful I had to put it first into the general nursing forum for responses.

http://labs.huffingtonpost.com/highlights/quote/3237362/

The nursing role is rapidly evolving as nurses are tasked with an even wider range of health care responsibilities. Caring for the sick has certainly gotten more complicated. Hospitals are understaffed. Budgets are tight.

The graying of our society -- plus growing rates of diabetes, obesity, and other conditions -- means the health care system is dealing with an increasing number of complex illnesses. And with political elections looming, it's unclear what the regulatory landscape might look like in the future.

In hospitals, clinics, and care centers around the US, nurses are rising to meet these challenges. And advanced nursing education is empowering nurses to lead the w

ay.