The nurse felt it would be unprofessional to continue in a role that had become intolerable and left the community/public health area to work in acute care. What can the nurse do to most help the colleagues still working in the community/public health are
A. Advocate for health legislation and funding supportive of families and professional nursing.
B. Encourage new graduates to enter the community/public health nursing area of practice.
C. Send cards and small gifts to the staff at the nurse's former agency.
D. Write letters to the newspaper editorial page describing the heroism of the agency's nurses in their ongoing endeavors against great odds.
ANS: A
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