Hello my name is Shereen Robinson I knew I wanted to become a nurse at an early age. My first opportunity for doing so came when I graduated Clara Barton High School as a licensed Practical Nurse. I knew that would not be my final stop even though it took some challenges getting to where I am today. I began my Registered Nurse program at the Borough of Manhattan Community College in August of 2001 just day prior to the 911 attack, where I received my Associate degree. I am currently working on a long term Sub-acute care ventilator unit for several years now. I started the journey to achieve my BS in nursing where I am enrolled at New York City Tech, expecting to graduate this fall. After graduation I will be working on my Masters in education and Family Nurse Practitioner. I am very excited about graduation and my future plans; as a mission long in waiting slowly comes to an end.

I am especially interesting in Advocate within professional nursing organizations to achieve changes related to professional nursing practice, since advocacy is usually implicated as the core component of a nurse responsibility an essential part of principles in professional nursing practice. Today professional organizations have network information and shared features that allow us the ability to advocate for nurses and practicing nursing. This is an important privilege and benefit to the members of the professional organizations.  In additional to communication many organization have published books and journals that will meet the needs of nurse working in specialty areas, some companies allow nurses access to data bases and online services to evidence-based answers to question the nurse might ask. Today many nurses are motivated to get involved in some form of advocacy by doing so we can bring changes to current laws, policies that might affect the health care system. Some states are offering policy internship, policy workshops that are designed to give nurses an opportunity to learn about the most current health care issues. The inactivity of nurse advocacy within the profession may result in changes being made to the nursing practice that will not be in the best interest to the nurse and their patients.