Our thanks to Sheila Caldwell, BSN, RN, CSN, FNASN for sharing this statement of support from The National Academy of Medicine" excerpted below:

"Nurses are highly educated, rigorously trained, scientifically grounded, and firmly committed members of the health professional workforce. They are essential partners and leaders in the delivery, coordination, and improvement of health care. Nurses are often the primary presence at the front lines of care, and many serve in executive leadership positions within health care organizations. They are not auxiliary or secondary players; they are core contributors."

To read the entire statement, please click here.