Which of the following concerns can a nurse as a citizen help address?

Which of the following concerns can a nurse as a citizen help address?

a. Advocating for removal of environmental and social barriers to needed services
b. Continuing to engage in political action to increase funding for care for the handicapped
c. Recognizing that it is better to offer to help than to wait for a person with handicaps to have to ask for assistance
d. Needing to not stare or ask personal questions of a person with a disability

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ANS: A
In the National Agenda for the Prevention of Disabilities model, disability occurs when a person’s physical or mental limitations, in interaction with physical and social barriers in the environment, prevent the person from taking equal part in the normal life of the community. Confronting environmental and social barriers to needed services can frustrate and exhaust many people with disabilities and their families. The nurse—as a citizen and a concerned professional—can advocate for removal of such barriers. This issue is the most important for the nurse to address, allowing the nurse to partner with clients and families affected by disabilities to remedy barriers that negatively affect quality of life for this population.