Of the Several Different Nursing Organizations and Their Policy or Legislative

question 8

Essay

Of the several different nursing organizations and their policy or legislative components, which two or three would you like to be involved in and why? Name the organizations and their legislative or policy arms, defend your decision to select those particular ones by evaluating what they do. Responses should be one to two paragraphs in length.

Assess the effectiveness and challenges associated with various forms of citizen involvement.

Understand the different dimensions of collaboration and their importance in public administration.

Identify and describe activities that public managers can utilize to engage citizens in joint problem solving and decision-making.

Analyze the relationships between public agencies and legislators, including strategies for developing effective relationships.

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Definitions:

Postdecisional Dissonance

A form of psychological stress experienced after making a difficult choice, typically involving doubts about the decision.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort or stress experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time.

Justification of Effort

A concept in social psychology suggesting that individuals assign greater value to outcomes they have put effort into achieving.

Mere Exposure Effect

A psychological phenomenon in which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them.