A newly employed nurse had read the nurse practice act very carefully.After the first orientation day,the nurse read the agency procedure book from cover to cover and discovered that some policies seemed to be contradictory to the state law.Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

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The nurse must uphold the state law regardless of agency policy.A state law overrides any agency policy or procedure.It would be helpful to the agency if the nurse volunteers to help revise the inappropriate policy so the policies are in conformance.

A Newly Employed Nurse Had Read the Nurse Practice Act