Deck 5: Health Policy and Political Action

Question 1

Which of the following is an accurate characterization of advocacy?

A) To persuade the patient on a particular issue
B) To tell the patient specifically what to do
C) To "play the game" in the legislative arena
D) To discuss the needs of the patients' families

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What are the two main types of public policies?

A) Regulatory and advocacy
B) Regulatory and allocative
C) Responsive and allocative
D) Responsive and regulatory

Answer 2

B

Question 3

How has the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 affected the healthcare consumer/patient?

A) It only affects the employer and insurance companies.
B) It addresses the expectation that a person's health information should remain private and protected.
C) It allows healthcare providers access to patient records.
D) It allows patients to have access to their own records.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Some patients problematically use emergency services in what way?

A) They use emergency services as a primary care office.
B) They use emergency services as emergency rooms.
C) There is not enough access to emergency rooms for this to be known.
D) They use emergency services for immediate services.

Question 5

Politics can affect public policies.

Question 6

The United States is an excellent example of a country with a universal healthcare system.

Question 7

Politics is the process of influencing the authoritative allocation of abundant resources.

Question 8

Why is the cost of health care rising in the United States?

Question 9

After reading the American Nurses Association agenda on health care and healthcare reform, what do you think is most important for nurses to do moving forward?

Question 10

Describe how nurses can be vital to the policy arena.