Deck 8: Public Health Policy

Question 1

A nurse discusses with legislators the importance of passing legislation to ban smoking in all public places.This demonstrates the nurse's involvement in:

A) Policy
B) Politics
C) Law
D) Health policy

Answer 1

Policy

Question 2

One effect of the use of block grants was a:

A) Reduction of federal expenditures
B) Decreased ability of states to spend money on programming
C) Guaranteed continuation of programs with demonstrated effectiveness
D) Shift from hospital-based to community-based nursing care

Answer 2

Reduction of federal expenditures

Question 3

Needle stick legislation clarified the role of employers to:

A) Use Universal Precautions when dealing with all patients.
B) Select safer needle devices as they became available.
C) Provide needle disposal boxes.
D) Incinerate all infectious waste including needles.

Answer 3

Select safer needle devices as they became available.

Question 4

Which branch of the government interprets the states' rights to grant abortions?

A) Executive branch
B) Legislative branch
C) Judicial branch
D) Federal branch

Question 5

It is important that nurses are involved in health policy because:

A) Government and policy have a large impact on nursing and health.
B) Policy affects nursing values as set forth by Florence Nightingale.
C) Political science is a course of study that parallels nursing.
D) Nurses must interpret laws to fit their practice.

Question 6

One of the main purposes of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was to:

A) Create a government-funded insurance program for all Americans.
B) Make health insurance affordable for the middle class and small businesses.
C) Decrease the rates of chronic disease in the United States.
D) Increase the funding for public health agencies.

Question 7

The practices of physicians,nurses,and other health care providers are differentiated by the:

A) Health Resource and Services Administration ( HRSA )
B) State board of nursing
C) Scope of practice
D) United States Department of Health and Human Services

Question 8

The agency most heavily involved with the health and welfare concerns of United States citizens is the:

A) Unites States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
B) Public Health Service
C) Health Resources and Services Administration
D) World Health Organization

Question 9

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)is part of which branch of the government?

A) Judicial
B) Executive
C) Legislative
D) Health

Question 10

When a local health department provides a hypertension screening to all individuals,which general category of health care functions is being used?

A) Direct services
B) Financing
C) Information
D) Policy setting

Question 11

The Office of Homeland Security has a mission to rebuild the crumbling public health infrastructures of each state and provide:

A) Vaccines for smallpox, anthrax, and plague
B) Regulation of nuclear weapons
C) Surveillance of bioterrorism threats
D) Regulation of foreign nurses entering the United States

Question 12

Nurses are available to provide health services for women and children due to the provisions of the:

A) Sheppard-Towner Act
B) Public Protection of Maternity and Infancy program
C) Early Periodic Screening and Developmental Testing ( EPSDT ) program
D) Women, Infants, and Children ( WIC ) program

Question 13

Action taken to protect the health,safety,and welfare of citizens,such as requiring immunizations of children before admission to school,is called what kind of power?

A) Executive
B) Legislative
C) Judicial
D) Police

Question 14

The first major federal government action relating to health was the:

A) Passage of the Social Security Act
B) Creation of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
C) Creation of the Public Health Service (PHS)
D) Creation of Medicare and Medicaid

Question 15

A nurse is found to be negligent.Because of the doctrine of respondeat superior,the one responsible for that negligence is the:

A) Administrator
B) Nurse's immediate supervisor
C) Nurse's employer
D) Nurse

Question 16

The federal government provides for the protection of the public's health by:

A) Interpreting decisions related to women's right to privacy
B) Setting up immunization clinics for smallpox vaccine
C) Regulating nursing at the state level
D) Monitoring the influx of disease at the borders

Question 17

An occupational health nurse maintains a log of injuries from contaminated "sharps" because of the:

A) Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
B) Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA )
C) Department of Labor ( DOL )
D) Department of Defense ( DOD )

Question 18

A goal of the Division of Nursing is to:

A) Enhance nursing's competence in providing high-tech skills
B) Apply disease prevention, environmental health, and health promotion concepts
C) Provide scholarships for advanced nursing education
D) Enhance racial and ethnic diversity in the nursing workforce

Question 19

A member of the military receives health care services through which department?

A) Defense
B) Labor
C) Agriculture
D) Justice

Question 20

When planning,delivering,and financing responsibility for programs is shifted from the federal level to the state level,it is called:

A) Evolution
B) Devolution
C) Block granting
D) State administration

Question 21

Nurses working in hospice and home care settings need to be knowledgeable of health policy to:

A) Provide safe nursing care.
B) Prevent elder abuse.
C) Receive payment for the services provided.
D) Influence future legislation.

Question 22

When a school nurse reports suspected child abuse,there is a breach of confidentiality.This breach is allowed because of:

A) Civil immunity
B) Sovereign immunity
C) Nurse practice act
D) Respondeat superior

Question 23

States have certain continuing education requirements for persons to renew a nursing license.This type of law is called:

A) Constitutional law
B) Legislation and regulation
C) Judicial and common law
D) Police power

Question 24

While researching various health care services that are provided in prisons,a nursing student learns that these services:

A) Are funded by the Department of Defense
B) Focus on health promotion interventions
C) Must be provided at an adequate level
D) Are available to those diagnosed with a chronic illness

Question 25

A nurse would like to propose legislation requiring all schools to employ a registered nurse.The first step taken in the legislative process would be:

A) Introducing the bill to the legislature
B) Moving the bill to the other house
C) Developing the policy option into a bill
D) Hearings, testimony, and lobbying

Question 26

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accomplishes its mission by (select all that apply):

A) Implementing prevention strategies
B) Detecting and investigating health problems
C) Dictating world health policy
D) Fostering safe and healthful environments

Question 27

A doctoral prepared nurse ( PhD )at a university wants to submit a grant to study the impact of a nursing activity on patient outcomes.From which federal agency could this nurse potentially seek funding?

A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC )
B) National Institute of Nursing Research ( NINR )
C) Department of Health and Human Services ( DHHS )
D) World Health Organization ( WHO )

Question 28

Congress's legal base for actions in health care include (select all that apply):

A) Providing for the general welfare
B) Raising funds to support research
C) Regulating commerce among the states
D) Providing spending power
E) None of above

Question 29

The state orders a person newly diagnosed with tuberculosis to be quarantined.What type of law allows the state to do this?

A) Constitutional
B) Common
C) Judicial
D) State

Question 30

If a nurse researcher wants to get information on the occurrence of an internationally important disease,where would be a good place to seek this information?

A) The United Nations website
B) The World Health Organization (WHO) website
C) The World Bank website
D) The World Health Assembly website

Question 31

When writing to a legislator to advocate for funds to support advanced practice nursing education,a nurse should remember to (select all that apply):

A) Limit the letter to one page in length.
B) Identify oneself as a nurse.
C) Provide only factual information.
D) Share personal knowledge about the issue.

Question 32

When a nurse is sued for malpractice and goes to court,which type of law is being used?

A) Constitutional
B) Common
C) Judicial
D) Institutional

Question 33

A nurse believes additional funding is necessary to support a home-delivered meal program for the elderly.The best way to share these ideas with a legislator is to:

A) Send an e-mail.
B) Write a formal letter.
C) Attend a town hall meeting.
D) Schedule a face-to-face visit.

Question 34

A nurse is interested in census data.Which federal department's website would be a good place to start?

A) Department of Labor
B) United States Immunization Survey
C) Commerce Department
D) World Health Organization