A nurse is participating in a baccalaureate course.For the class,she has to attend the legislative session regarding the new role of medication assistants.Why is it important for nurses to be involved in shaping public policy?
A) Involvement will enable nurses to take over the healthcare system at some point in the future.
B) Other healthcare professions are less concerned about the essential needs of clients.
C) Such activities are important career builders for nurses who seek top-level executive positions.
D) They are closest to the front line of health care and see how it affects clients and families.

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Nurses can no longer be passive observers of the political world.Political involvement is a professional responsibility.Nurses' perspectives of the critical issues for improving the healthcare system can shape the policy agenda of the nation's political leadership.

A Nurse Is Participating in a Baccalaureate Course