Nursing is a difficult service profession that exacts a high emotional and physical toll. Nurses have a right to a balance between their personal and professional lives. Nurses and their employers demonstrate a commitment to these principles through a fair and equitable collective bargaining agreement . Nurses have a right to bargain collectively. Effective health care begins before a patient is ill .
Nurses have a right to educate the public about health issues .
As advocates for quality care, nurses must seek alliances with other patient-oriented groups. Nurses have a right to build community coalitions. You have a right to have a voice in decisions that affect your profession, your wages and benefits, and your working conditions through organizing your own union. These rights are guaranteed by State Law. The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners supports these rights and has passed a resolution affirming its support and established the policy that it will remain neutral.