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March 26, 2001 Houston Representatives
from the Texas Hospital Association and Texas Nurses Association
met last week with the editorial board of the Houston Chronicle
to ask the newspaper to support Senate bill 572. The bill, sponsored
by Sen. Mike Moncrief, D-Fort Worth, would expand the capacity of
nursing education programs. The goal of the legislation is to double
the number of nursing graduates by 2007. Heather Stringer Washington Bush budget recommends grants that focus on shortage The American
Nurses Association recently applauded President Bush for his commitment
to addressing the nursing shortage in his proposed budget. Bush recommends
funneling resources to the Health Professions grants that focus
on the shortage. ANA President
Mary Foley, MS, RN, said that she applauded Bush's commitment to
funding initiatives and that her organization looks forward to working
with the administration and Congress. To further convey that nurses and patients are at risk in today's hospitals, the United American Nurses are sponsoring a Staffing Crisis Lobby Day on June 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nurses will take their message to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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