1.2. Lack of a unified nursing voice/presence to encourage change.
1.3. Unempowered nurses affect the quality of patient care.
2. Ideas
2.1. The idea that nursing is a minor/invisible role is antiquated.
2.2. You become what you think you are. So if see yourself as subordinate then you will be.
2.3. Quality patient care demands nurses who are well trained and educated. A standardized entry level of education should be established for the nursing profession.
3. Action Points
3.1. Find a mentor.
3.2. Join professional organizations.
3.3. Teach nursing students appropriate behaviors that make them equals in the work place instead of a subservient role.
4. Goals
4.1. Strengthen the nursing profession.
4.2. Reduce/eliminate professional discrepencies.
4.3. Nurses value and promote their role in the healthcare field.
