The nursing profession is responsible for improving its own image. The most effective avenue for changing the image of nursing is to
a. write letters expressing concerns to those responsible for negative images on television and in films.
b. have nurses as consultants to the media to ensure that the media producers have accurate information about nursing.
c. have nurses appear and behave professionally and explain what nurses do in each patient interaction.
d. support the Johnson & Johnson campaign by distributing their information about nursing to students interested in nursing.
ANS: C
A
While appropriate, writing letters to professionals in television and film is not the most effective avenue for changing the image of nursing.
B
While appropriate, having nursing consultants to the media is not the most effective avenue for changing the image of nursing.
C
The major avenue for changing the image of nursing occurs one nurse-patient encounter at a time, where nurses look and behave professionally and demonstrate what it is nurses do.
D
While supporting Johnson & Johnson's Campaign for Nursing's Future is appropriate, it is not the most effective avenue for changing the image of nursing.
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