Chapter 1, Unit 7: Nurses as Advocates: Current Laws Guiding Public Health Nursing Practice
A home health nurse is visiting a new client with tuberculosis. The client has refused to take the required medication. What is the nurse's next best action?
Contact the home health agency attorney to determine the specific regulations governing medication compliance in clients with tuberculosis.
Residents in the community have voiced concerns regarding a local pond. The pond is stagnant and residents report a higher than normal number of mosquitoes in the neighborhood surrounding the pond. What is the best legal or legislative resource the nurse can access to reduce or eliminate this problem?
Contact the local health department legal advisor
What steps can a community health nurse take to be an effective advocate for clients? (SATA)
Identifying legal and legislative resources Recognizing public health problems Championing new health laws
One of the main roles of the public health nurse is advocacy. What is included in the process of advocacy? (SATA)
Identifying stakeholders Collecting information Taking action
Which statement best describes policy?
Policy comprises the actions that are taken to achieve a goal or objective
Which of the following is the professional value that leads nurses to advocacy?
Social justice
Advocacy is a moral and professional responsibility and a fundamental role of nursing. (T/F)
True
A community health nurse is at the local recreation center attending a community meeting where members are expressing concern about an upcoming bill on allowing fracking in their community. The community has requested the nurse assist them in preventing the bill from passing. How can the nurse use advocacy to assist the community with this issue? (SATA)
Write local policy makers regarding the communities' feelings about the issue Research problems associated with fracking in communities and provide examples Collaborate with community representatives to develop a form letter to contact policy makers
