Nursing and Congress

headway of nursing education, which will, in turn, promote the nursing profession. According to

Haddad et al. (2020), there is a continuing shortage in the nursing profession due to a lack of

nursing educators and other factors, such as a high turnover of the nurses. The nurses who do get

involved in politics can, therefore, champion the creation of the relevant institutions that will

help educate the future generations of potential nurses (Mason et al., 2013). Nurses can also get

involved in politics to advocate for culturally competent healthcare to reduce the current health

disparities and to deliver professional healthcare. Some of the significant health disparities are a

result of a lack of culturally competent healthcare. By addressing this issue, the nurses in politics