Recently in Nurses Category

she got Emergency Contraception over the counter, preventing possibly 2 million pregnancies and 1million abortions a year if widely used

she was key for SCHIP - insurance for poor kids - 6 million kids/yr

she got the pediatric rule for the FDA - they have to test drugs in kids b/c kids metabolism is not the same as adults.

• introduced the Nursing Education and Quality of Care Act, which would expand the number of programs that address nursing faculty shortages and increase the supply of nurses in rural areas. 
• As part of the Nurse Reinvestment Act, she helped create grants that expanded nurse Magnet hospitals. 
• supported increased funding for both Title VII and Title VIII, which help to address the higher education needs of nurses and nursing faculty. 
• Finally, she has supported programs to attract nurses to the field, including efforts to improve the quality of the working environment for nurses.