Nurses raise their voices, but lower the noise. There's a time to use an inside voice, and there's a time to speak loud and clear. Nurses can make a difference by doing both. At one New York hospital, nurses had success reducing their unit's noise levels, and a new AACN initiative encourages nurses to raise their voices by participating in the midterm elections. Another thing that's going up—nurse practitioner salaries. Read on to find out more about these topics. Don't keep what you learn hush-hush! | 
