The nurse notices that there is broken equipment on the playground in a neighborhood where care is provided to low-income residents. The nurse tries unsuccessfully to get the owner to address this safety issue. Which additional action is most consistent with the role of the nurse as a public advocate?

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A)Prevention of injury to clients is very much a part of nursing. The nurse should initially contact the owner. Because this was ineffective, it is appropriate for the nurse to write an article or talk to an individual on the town council. The police are a protection against crime and are not likely to do anything about the situation. Telling the parents not to pay their rent until the playground is fixed is not appropriate. Civil problem or not, the nurse has an obligation to protect the neighborhood children from injury and should act on it.
B)Prevention of injury to clients is very much a part of nursing. The nurse should initially contact the owner. Because this was ineffective, it is appropriate for the nurse to write an article or talk to an individual on the town council. The police are a protection against crime and are not likely to do anything about the situation. Telling the parents not to pay their rent until the playground is fixed is not appropriate. Civil problem or not, the nurse has an obligation to protect the neighborhood children from injury and should act on it.
C)Prevention of injury to clients is very much a part of nursing. The nurse should initially contact the owner. Because this was ineffective, it is appropriate for the nurse to write an article or talk to an individual on the town council. The police are a protection against crime and are not likely to do anything about the situation. Telling the parents not to pay their rent until the playground is fixed is not appropriate. Civil problem or not, the nurse has an obligation to protect the neighborhood children from injury and should act on it.
D)Prevention of injury to clients is very much a part of nursing. The nurse should initially contact the owner. Because this was ineffective. it is appropriate for the nurse to write an article or talk to an individual on the town council. The police are a protection against crime and are not likely to do anything about the situation. Telling the parents not to pay their rent until the playground is fixed is not appropriate. Civil problem or not, the nurse has an obligation to protect the neighborhood children from injury and should act on it.

The Nurse Notices That There Is Broken Equipment on the Playground