Did you realize that in 2005, our governor decided that there needed to be a nursing center in the state for the benefit of all Washington residents? (click document at left for the full PDF file) Who could argue with that, especially since we're nurses, right? Some of the benefits of this center are:1. Maintain information on the current and projected supply and demand of nurses;
2. Monitor and validate trends in the applicant pool for programs in nursing;
3. Facilitate partnerships between the nursing community and other health care providers, licensing authority, business and industry, consumers, legislators, and educators;
4. Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing education and articulation among programs to increase access to nursing education;
5. Provide consultation, technical assistance, data and information related to Washington state and national nursing resources;
6. Promote strategies to enhance patient safety and quality patient care; and,
7. Educate the public including students in grades K-12 about opportunities and
careers in nursing.
Well, this center that they set up, "to contribute to the health and wellness of Washington state residents," is paid for by us, as nurses, every year. To fund this, they raised the cost of annual nursing license renewal fees.
Is it just me, or does this seem a little unfair? Let's say that the governor thought we should have a new law enforcement resource center set up in Washington state. Clearly, we would want to charge each police officer a $5 per year fee, right? I don't think it would fly. Someone show me what I'm missing here...
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