A major reason for LPN/LVN graduates to join nursing organizations is that membership
a. keeps one updated on issues that affect practical nursing.
b. enhances one's standing among registered nurses.
c. provides an opportunity to draft legislation for health care workers.
d. encourages practical nurses to expand their social horizons.
ANS: A
Membership in a nursing organization provides access to information relevant to the standing, as well as the practice, of nursing. Proposed changes in the Nurse Practice Act can be disseminated and the organization can use its collective power to support or call for defeat of such measures. The greater the membership in an organization, the greater the political power the group has. The other options are not considered major reasons for belonging to a nursing organization.
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