Nurse Advocacy Network

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The Nurse Advocacy Network is an activist network of nurses, other health care workers, patients, and community supporters who mobilize for patient care protections and health care justice. We know that our ability to come together and take action gives us the power we need to win! 

Nurse outside hospital holds sign "Honk in you love nurses"

Join us!

Join our growing community of activists. No experience necessary – we will provide you with the training, tools, and resources to help you be successful.

Group of nurses outside hospital holding signs "Staff Up for Safe Patient Care"

Frequently asked questions

Interested in volunteering but want to know more? Read our answers for some of the most frequently asked questions about the Nurse Advocacy Network.

Take action

Nurses marching holding signs "Union Nurses Build Healthy Communities"

Sign the petition: Stop the HHS cuts

Tell the Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought to stop the HHS cuts which would have devastating effects on public health. 

Sign the petition

Nurses holding signs "Health Care Not Wealth Care"

Tell Congress: Fund Care Not Billionaires!

Congress wants to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid to fund tax giveaways for the ultra-rich, taking away millions of peoples’ health care and permanently harming the health of our nation. Tell Congress to stand with nurses and demand leaders choose to protect our patients from Medicaid cuts!

Sign the petition

Group of six nurses outside holding signs "Union Nurses Build Healthy Communities"

Join Our Rapid Response Team!

Health care industry CEOs and the current administration are rapidly making sweeping changes that affect nurses and our patients in and out of the hospital. Be the first to know about opportunities to take urgent action to protect public health in your community.  

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National Nurses United is the largest union of RNs in the United States. From coast to coast, we have won the best contracts for RNs in the nation. Organize with National Nurses United to improve workplace standards through collective bargaining, reform national health care legislation, and make a difference for you and your patients.

Videos

Join our fight for safe staffing

Safe staffing ratios protect our patients from complications that arise from missed care such as medical errors, health care disparities, infections, and so much more.

Deadly Shame animated series

National Nurses United’s Deadly Shame series explores nurses' experiences and how we can build power to better care for our patients.