Which of the following approaches has been suggested to improve the functioning of local and national health planning?
a. Increase nursing involvement.
b. Invite citizen participation in health care provision.
c. Invite more health professionals to be involved in health planning.
d. Increase community involvement among hospitals.
ANS: A
The textbook suggests increased nursing involvement as one method of strengthening local and national health planning. Nurses can assess aggregates, identify health needs, and perform planning, intervention, and evaluation. Health would improve if nurses reemphasized the larger aggregate and shared their insights with planning groups.
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