Summit delegates called on RCNA to provide a platform from which the nursing profession can demonstrate unity and call for collective action.

At the Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) National Nursing Summit held in Canberra over two days from 27-28 May 2010, nurses from across Australia charged RCNA with the responsibility to provide leadership on a number of critical professional issues. It is critical that policy makers, in the future development and reform of Australia's health care system, understand the direct impact nursing care and service delivery has on patient health outcomes. As the 'agents of connectivity' within our health care system, nurses have the unique role of providing essential linkages between the...