A Nurse Is Giving a Lecture About Public Policy and Policy

question 9

Multiple Choice

A nurse is giving a lecture about public policy and policy changes. A student wants to know about the rights of individuals when setting public health policy. How should the nurse respond?

• A)The rights of individuals always outweigh the collective good.
• B)The collective good always outweighs the rights of individuals.
• C)Public health policy is based on governmental interests and not the collective good or individual rights.
• D)Public health policy is based on the assumption that society has the right to collectively assure conditions for healthy people while taking into account the rights of individuals.

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Definitions:

Self-Actualizing

The process of realizing and fulfilling one's own potential and capabilities, often referred to as the pinnacle of psychological development in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Group Pressures

Different forms of influence that a group may exert on individual members to conform to certain behaviors or beliefs.

Scalar Chain Principle

A concept in organizational theory that suggests a clear line of authority from the top management to the lowest ranks.

Hierarchical Structure

An organizational structure where entities are ranked one above the other according to authority or status.