Nurses are effective and influential shapers of healthcare policy because of their expertise in: (Select all that apply.)
A) Clinical practice
B) Administration
C) Education
D) Political science
E) Research
Ans: A, B, C, E
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Nurses' expertise as clinicians, educators, researchers, and administrators lends them much power in public policy. Nurses, as a whole, do not typically have expertise in political science.
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