Complete this week's assigned readings, chapters 70, 72, 74. After completing the readings, post a short reflection discussing your thoughts and opinions about one or several of the specific topics covered in the textbook readings pertaining to health policy and politics. Identify which one MSN Essential most relates to your selected topic.

Chapter 72

I- In what ways is, or is not, the nursing profession a special interest group in American

Democracy? Identify at least two .

II- What strategies would enhance the effective influence of nurses as a collective special interest group in policy advocacy and electoral politics? Share at least three, with one of the three being a specific example of using media.