One in forty-four registered voters In the United States are nurses, and 95% of nurses vote. That gives Nurses a huge voice! School nurses are affected by laws on the federal, state and local level.  Here are some links that speak about Nursing Advocacy. Nursing Spectrum "The Write Stuff" Governing Magazine Online Center for Nursing Advocacy NEA Let Your Voice be Heard NASN – Legislative Action Center

If you would like to increase your understanding of how our grovernmental processes work, there are several online sources that will tell you everything you ever wanted to know and then some.

United States Government For resources on the workings of the Federal government and how to contact your lawmakers click here.

The State Of Texas For the committees that have an impact on school nursing in Texas and other information on the Texas Legislature click here.

 3/31/2007