A bill with the potential to decrease health care services is passed by Congress.Which of the following actions should the nurse take to influence the bill's implications?

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Once a bill is passed and becomes law,it is too late to influence congressional members to change their vote; however,it is not too late to influence the outcome of the vote because the nurse can influence how the law is regulated.An agency typically writes the regulations that control how the law is implemented in more specific detail.Often this process can be just as important as lobbying against a bill because it shapes the final implementation of the law.Health care agencies do not have the ability to veto a bill.After a bill has been passed it is too late to contact members of congress.Calling the hospital will not change the implications of the bill.Contact must be made with the regulatory agency in order to influence how the law is regulated.

A Bill with the Potential to Decrease Health Care Services