ANA President, Ernest Grant, Encourages Nurses To Get Into Politics and Policy Change

Nurse Alice sat down with ANA’s President, Ernest Grant, Ph.D., RN, FAAN to discuss his own journey into the nursing field and how the organization can support nurses on the frontlines in very real ways. Dr. Grant explained that there is a myriad of ways that individual RNs can get involved through the ANA to make a difference and also find the vital support they need. For example, they can:Get involved in policy-making at a local and state level Run for office at the local, state, or national levelJoin a nursing boardJoin a professional organizationJoin a minority nursing organizationAdvocate, connect, or volunteer through the ANADr. Grant strongly urged nurses to consider joining a professional organization, explaining that without nurses lending their voices to the organizations that are making policies, it’s non-nurses who will be making decisions that affect real-life nurses.