Editor:

While receiving my nursing degree many years ago, I recited the Florence Nightingale pledge to “devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care.” To this day, I take my pledge very seriously. In my job as a public health nurse,  “those committed to my care” included the entire community.

I am proud to be member of the most trusted profession in the country (Gallup poll) and believe that our state’s 72,000 nurses have the power to transform the course of health care by supporting the one plan that covers everyone. ColoradoCare, Amendment 69, will simplify access to health care, cover everybody with no deductibles, and make excellent care affordable.

I hope my fellow nursing colleagues will join me in supporting ColoradoCare. To learn more, go to www.ColoradoCare.org.

Marilyn Bouldin RNSalida

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