President’s Message: Nursing Is a Profession—Full Stop
Posted about 10 hours ago by Lisa Flanagan in Advocacy
The American Nurses Association (ANA) and The Montana Nurses Association (MNA) have published statements urging the Department of Education to reconsider their recent proposal to remove nursing from the list of professional degrees.
Here is my response:
Nursing isn’t a profession? Nursing is evidence-based care, leadership, public health, education, and advocacy. This is a profession built on expertise. If you saw the assessments, education, triage, emergency response, chronic disease management, care planning, mental health support, and family communication that happen in one day—you’d never question it. It’s complex work and meaningful work—and it’s absolutely a profession.
What you can do:
The American Nurses Association is collecting signatures on a petition asking the Department of Education to include nursing in its proposed ‘professional degree’ program definition. This has significant ramifications for nurses seeking a graduate degree to access loans and grants for school. Not to mention the basic issue that nursing IS a profession. Consider signing the petition today.
Thank you, Lisa