A nurse is explaining to a co-worker that the Patient Self-Determination Act, the Ryan White Act, and the McKinney Homelessness Act are all examples of
a. bills that were passed without matching appropriations bills.
b. health care policies and regulations created in the 1990s.
c. laws that were enacted after involvement of philanthropies.
d. the only times nurses will ever make differences in legislation.
B
The 1990s were a very prolific time for health care laws and regulations. These bills were all passed during that decade.
The McKinney bill was partially funded, the Ryan White Act was a funding bill, and the chapter does not describe funding for the Patient Self-Determination Act.
Philanthropies may or may not have been instrumental in getting some of these bills passed; the chapter provides no information on this.
Nurses can make a difference in any legislation that is proposed, debated, or passed.
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