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Public policies are actions undertaken by healthcare providers as well as the government with an objective of obtaining desirable healthcare results. The purpose of public policy in nursing involves directing issues to the appropriate public authorities and securing their responses. Public policy is important to nurses and nursing because they are always at the centre of issues that affect health care and, therefore, their input is instrumental in health policies.
Public policy is an important factor in health care because it affect all factors that influence health. In order to eliminate differences in healthcare, causes of health care disparities should also be eliminated.