TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Nurses Association, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Florida and four nurses organizations, today kicked off the profession’s first voter registration drive targeting more than 250,000 registered nurses.

"Florida Nurses: We Care, We Vote" is a non-partisan effort to engage nurses in the 2012 elections. Other nurses groups joining the campaign are the Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Florida Network of Nurse Practitioners, the Florida Gerontological Nurses Association and the Florida Student Nurses Association.

"It’s difficult to ignore the voices of more than 250,000 registered nurses,’’ said FNA Executive Director Willa Fuller. "By showing that nurses care and vote, we think politicians will be more likely to pay closer attention to the issues that affect us, our patients and our profession."

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