A nurse would like to propose legislation requiring all schools to employ a registered nurse. The first step taken in the legislative process would be:
a. Introducing the bill to the legislature
b. Moving the bill to the other house
c. Developing the policy option into a bill
d. Hearings, testimony, and lobbying
C
The first step in the legislative process is developing the policy option into a bill. This is then followed by introducing the bill to the legislature; hearings, testimony, and lobbying; and the bill moving to the other house.
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1. The fetus has to be kept small to permit vaginal delivery through a small pelvis
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3. Adolescent mothers have to be encouraged to limit weight gain
4. The young mother must meet her own growth needs as well as those of the fetus
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