A nurse wants to change a law that regulates nursing practice. Before proposing this change, the priority action by the nurse should be to
a. check for national standards regarding the practice under question.
b. determine whether other professional groups would help implement it.
c. find a state senator who will sponsor and support the proposed bill.
d. hire a lobbyist to represent the nurse's opinion in the legislature.
A
National standards and guidelines developed by professional organizations are very useful references for nurses proposing legal changes. This is the priority action.
Determining whether other groups would help implement it is not the priority action. First, the nurse should research national standards regarding the practice.
Having a sponsor is a great tool, but this is premature. The nurse should first ascertain if there are any relevant national standards.
A lobbyist would help the nurse's cause, but this is premature, because the bill has not yet been proposed. The nurse should first research national standards.
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