A nurse believes that all Americans should receive basic health care services. Which of the fol-lowing core functions supports this belief?
a. Assessment
b. Assurance
c. Policy development
d. Advocacy
ANS: B
Assurance purports that all persons should receive essential personal health services. Assessment refers to systematically collecting data on the population, monitoring the population's health sta-tus, and making information available about the health of the community. Policy development refers to the need to provide leadership in developing policies that support the health of the pop-ulation, including the use of the scientific knowledge base in making decisions about policy. Advocacy embodies an ethical focus grounded in quality of life.
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