A nurse believed strongly that intervention for technology-dependent children was needed. What is the most useful intervention that could be implemented by the nurse?
a. Advocating for quality child care, especially respite care
b. Emphasizing with all the nurse's friends and neighbors the necessity of supporting parents with technology-dependent children
c. Lobbying insurance companies to pay as much for home care as for hospital care
d. Teaching young parents how to care for their technology-dependent children at home with minimal stress
ANS: A
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