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Nurses represent the single largest group of people in healthcare.  There are over a hundred national nursing associations in the United States representing over 3 million nurses (Matthews, 2012).  The sheer number of individuals in this group gives nursing a distinct and reputable voice in the legislative process as well as the fact that our practice is defined by legislation.   

Nurses universally have a common cause of providing and advocating care for patients. This unity in a common cause, is reflected in the basis of our profession and echoes in every nursing organizations basic format (Matthews, 2012).  Nurses have historically been known for their support of individuals who cannot represent themselves as well has the honorability of the profession.  Gallup polls have listed nurses as the most trusted and ethical group of professionals in the US for the past 14 years (Gallup Poll, 2016).  This additionally gives nurses organizations a bigger voice in the legislative process because we are so heavily trusted by the public.

Gallup poll: Nursing most trusted profession. (2016). American Nurse, 48(1), 6.

Matthews, Jennifer. (2012) The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. Role of Professional Organizations in Advocating for the Nursing Profession. 17(1). Retrieved from: http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol-17-2012/No1-Jan-2012/Professional-Organizations-and-Advocating.html

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