A bill with the potential to decrease health care services is passed by Congress. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to influence the bill's implications?
a. Exercise veto power by calling for petitions from health care agencies
b. Contact the regulatory agency and participate in public hearings
c. Call members of congress to request that they rescind the legislation that was passed
d. Discuss the change in services with the administrators at the hospital
ANS: B
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