Nurses can make a difference by implementing which of the following political strategies for mounting a consumer campaign? Select all that apply
a. Lobbying at state and federal levels for health care regulations and guidelines that serve aconsumer group's interest
b. Monitoring the enforcement of health care regulations and exacting corrective or punitiveaction when noncompliance occurs
c. Encouraging all nurses to demand higher salaries and more comfortable lounges to beused during breaks
d. Consulting with representatives from a consumer group when health care regulations andguidelines are being debated or written
e. Changing consumer perceptions and behaviors through the distribution of educational
materials or other media
f. Encouraging providers and payers to make changes in delivery of services voluntarily to
meet changing consumer demands
A, B, D, E, F
Each of the strategies listed above would facilitate the nurse in making a difference; however, while
encouraging all nurses to demand higher salaries and more comfortable lounges may be nice, it is not
appropriate when mounting a consumer campaign.
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