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-public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy - correct answer ✔✔What
is advocacy?
-When nurses participate in the policy process, they are acting as advocates for patients! Patient
advocate is one of our roles as nurses - it does not mean making decisions for patients or telling
them what to do! - correct answer ✔✔How do nurses act as advocates in regards to policy?
-expertise - experience
-understanding consumer needs - who knows the patient better
-experience with assisting patients in making healthcare decisions
-a link to healthcare professionals and organizations
-understanding the healthcare system
-understanding interprofessional care; to decrease fragmentation of care and improve quality
outcomes - correct answer ✔✔In what ways do nurses bring unique skills to health policy
making?
1) achieve specific outcomes
2) affect a large number of people
3) address a specific need. - correct answer ✔✔What criteria should policy meet?
-Policy is not intended to reduce costs. - correct answer ✔✔Is policy always intended to reduce
costs?
-Roles and standards