> Download as a PDF file September 13, 2010 Julie Sochalski, PhD, RN, FAAN Director Division of Nursing, Department of Health and Human Services 5600 Fishers Lane Parklawn Building, Room 9-35 Rockville, MD 20857-0001 Dear Dr. Sochalski: On behalf of the Nursing Community, a forum of professional nursing organizations representing over 850,000 Registered Nurses (RNs), Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), nurse faculty, nursing students, and nurse researchers, the undersigned organizations write to congratulate you on your new leadership position as the Director of the Division of Nursing at the Bureau of Health Professions. Your accomplished career in health policy and your expansive expertise related to the intricacies of the nursing workforce makes you an outstanding addition to the Health Resources and Services Administration. With the implementation of healthcare reform being at the forefront of the Administrations agenda, we are confident that your knowledge and experience will help inform efforts to expand the health professions workforce to focus on the unique contributions of RNs and APRNs. For years, the Nursing Community has collectively advocated to increase funding for the Nursing Workforce Development Programs (Title VIII, of the Public Health Service Act) to address the nursing shortage and most recently worked to see the Title VIII programs reauthorized through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. We stand ready to support the Divisions efforts to advance the Title VIII programs so that they effectively support the supply and distribution of nurses in the most underserved areas. The members of the Nursing Community look forward to working with you on various issues impacting nursing education, practice, recruitment, and retention. Over the years many of the Nursing Community members have enjoyed working in collaboration with you on a variety of initiatives, so please let us know how we can be of assistance in your new role. Congratulations again on this new leadership position for the nursing profession! Sincerely, Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing American Academy of Nurse Practitioners American Academy of Nursing American Association of Colleges of Nursing American Association of Critical-Care Nurses American Association of Nurse Anesthetists American College of Nurse Practitioners American College of Nurse-Midwives American Nephrology Nurses' Association American Nurses Association American Organization of Nurse Executives American Psychiatric Nurses Association American Society for Pain Management Nursing American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Asian American and Pacific Islander Nurses Association Association of Community Health Nursing Educators Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Association of Rehabilitation Nurses Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service Dermatology Nurses' Association Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Infusion Nurses Society International Association of Forensic Nurses International Nurses Society on Addictions International Society of Psychiatric Nursing National American Arab Nurses Association National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations National Gerontological Nursing Association National Nursing Centers Consortium National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs Oncology Nursing Society Visiting Nurses Associations of America Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
