A nurse is participating in a baccalaureate course. For the class, she has to attend the legislative session regarding the new role of medication assistants. Nurses should be involved in shaping public policy primarily because:
a. Involvement will enable nurses to take over the healthcare system at some point in the future.
b. Other healthcare professions are less con-cerned about the essential needs of clients.
c. Such activities are important career build-ers for nurses who seek top-level executive positions.
d. They are closest to the front line of health care and see how it affects clients and families.
D
Nurses can no longer be passive observers of the political world. Political involvement is a pro-fessional responsibility. Nurses' perspectives of the critical issues for improving the healthcare system can shape the policy agenda of the nation's political leadership.
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a. "That's not true. People with mental illness get well more than 90% of the time.". b. "While your concerns about your spouse's recovery are understandable, great strides have been made with the use of new antidepressants.". c. "It's not right to try to make comparisons between the effectiveness of treatment of mental and physical illnesses. It's like comparing apples and oranges.". d. "New studies show that treatment of depression is effective 65% to 80% of the time, whereas treatments for heart disease and cancer are often only 40% effective.".
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A) the supervising nurse. B) the client's friends. C) close neighbors. D) the dentist.
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