How would a nurse determine the political views regarding health care issues of individuals who are running for public office?
a. Call the state or national political action committee of the American Nurses Asso-ciation.
b. Talk with the administration of the institu-tion to determine who is supporting health care issues.
c. Call the party headquarters of the candi-dates and ask them to share the views of the candidate with you.
d. Call the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and obtain the political action reports.
A
A political action committee should have the information regarding the views of specific candi-dates. It is the purpose of the committee to determine and collectively endorse candidates that support nursing and health care issues. The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), formerly the NLNAC, does not participate in political action activities; however, the National League of Nursing (NLN) does. Calling party headquarters may not provide you with a comprehensive list of the views of a candidate's views. Talking to administration will provide you with their personal thoughts as to who is supporting health care issues, which may be biased.
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