What Is the Most Important Action a Nurse Can Take

question 5

Multiple Choice

What is the most important action a nurse can take to help further the profession of nursing?

• A) Joining a professional organization like the ANA
• B) Running for political office and helping create health-related legislation
• C) Maintaining a sense of well-being and taking care of oneself in the workplace
• D) Developing leadership skills and increasing professional education

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Definitions:

Eardrum

A thin membrane in the ear that vibrates in response to sound waves, thereby transmitting sound to the inner ear.

Sound Waves

Sounds that move through air or a different substance and become audible when they arrive at a person's or animal's eardrum.

Frequencies

The rate at which a vibration occurs that constitutes a wave, either in a material (as in sound waves) or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light), usually measured in hertz.

Hz

Hertz, a unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI) that measures the number of cycles per second of any periodic event.