Which of the following recommendations are appropriate initiatives for colleges to invest in to help nurses become politically active and effective?
a. Assign students to report on state and national legislation affecting nurses.
b. Highly encourage nursing students to minor in political science.
c. Insist that nursing students join the American Nurses Association in order to graduate.
d. Require course work in sociology and economics.
A, D
Appropriate initiatives for colleges to invest in to help nurses become politically active and ef-fective include assigning students to report on state and national legislation that could affect nurses or patients, encourage or require that students and faculty members attend a Legislative Day at the state capital, provide educational preparation in policy advocacy, and require course work in sociology, economics, and political science.
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