The nurse is a member of the state nursing organization, and is asked to speak before a state senate committee about a proposed bill to increase funding to outpatient mental health clinics to improve health outcomes for the mentally ill. Public policy development by this route is known as:

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1. A bill is proposed as part of the legislative process when a formally worded statement of public policy interest is needed to have legal enforcement behind it. Proposing a bill is an avenue for policy development as pending legislation. The nurse addressing a committee regarding the merits of the proposed legislation is engaging in the legislative process by providing the committee with input as to the respective merits or detractions of the legislation. Decisions, administrative or judicial, are made as additions to legislation either through executive orders or through the courts. Regulation addresses legislation implemented by regulatory agencies.

The Nurse Is a Member of the State Nursing Organization