Nurses are revising the policy and procedure manual for the nursing unit. They work to ensure that the policies address more than one person and more than one set of circumstances. Which aspect of policy does this reflect?
A) Generality
B) Scale
C) Normativity
D) Decision determination

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Rationale 1: A policy has generality when it addresses more than one person and more than one set of circumstances.
Rationale 2: A policy has scale in that policies apply at different levels of an organization or society, and policies at one level can supersede policies at lesser levels.
Rationale 3: A policy has normativity when it formalizes judgments about what course of action is better among alternatives and the rules under which those alternatives will be determined.
Rationale 4: Decision determination is not an aspect of policy.

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