Which of the following best explains why occupational health nurses (OHNs) felt a need to create the Factory Nurses Conference?
a. All the other specialties in nursing had created their own conferences and groups.
b. Creating their own group would be less expensive to maintain membership than joining the American Nurses Association (ANA).
c. Funding was made available by large employers for the nurses to meet.
d. Most OHNs practiced alone and wanted to be able to interact with peers.
ANS: D
Few specialties existed at the time the Factory Nurses Conference was created. Industrial nurses were practicing in single-nurse settings and recognized the benefit of uniting as a group for the purpose of sharing ideas with peers practicing in the same nursing arena. External funding was not available. This group was open only to graduate, state-registered nurses affiliated with the ANA.
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