Deck 5: Healthcare Policy for Advocacy in Health Care

Question 1

Which organization was responsible for the development of Essentials for Doctoral Education?

A)AANA
B) AACN
C)ANA
D)CCNE

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which nurse was responsible for influencing the British Parliament to improve sanitary conditions for soldiers during the Crimean War?

A)Florence Nightingale
B) Lavinia Dock
C)Lillian Wood
D)Dorothea Dix

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which federal agency created the Committee to Study Extended Roles for Nurses?

A)Healthcare Financing Administration
B) Department of Education
C)Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
D)Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which nursing specialty became the first to obtain direct Medicare reimbursement?

A)Nurse Practitioners
B) Nurse-Midwives
C)Clinical Nurse Specialists
D)Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists

Question 5

Which groups have the top-spending political action committees (PACs) in healthcare?

A)Physicians and pharmaceutical companies
B) Nurses and physicians
C)Nurses and surgeons
D)Pharmaceutical companies and surgeons

Question 6

What is the role of a regulatory agency?

A)Providing legislative sponsorship for new bills
B) Creating rules and regulations for laws
C)Defining enabling legislation
D)Testifying on behalf of a sponsoring legislator

Question 7

What is a purpose of the Federal Register?

A)To provide public notice of all executive orders
B) To regulate reimbursement for APRN services
C)To create federal healthcare agencies
D)To monitor the movement of legislation

Question 8

Which group developed the APRN Consensus Model?

A)ANA
B) AACN
C)NCSBN
D)DEA

Question 9

Which United States President was responsible for the Health Security Act?

A)G)W. Bush
B) J. Carter
C)W) Clinton
D)B) Obama

Question 10

What is the primary purpose of state boards of nursing?

A)To protect the public
B) To advocate for APRNs
C)To develop legislation
D)To educate CRNAs

Question 11

Title X of the Public Health Service Act pertains to funding for Nursing Workforce Development.

Question 12

The Congressional chief of staff is responsible for overseeing the management of the congressional office.

Question 13

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) developed the 2010 Future of Nursing Report.

Question 14

Nurses in political office are likely to do what they have been doing in healthcare, including adjusting and adapting to ever-changing situations.

Question 15

Nurses are well represented in the legislative arena.

Question 16

During the 1970s, the Committee to Study Extended Roles for Nurses recommended increased funding for CRNAs.

Question 17

Public policy is created by governmental legislation.

Question 18

The legislative process is usually a linear, predictable, rational process.

Question 19

APRNs should be prepared to serve as ________ experts while advocating for the nursing profession and shaping the healthcare agenda.

Question 20

Match the term to its' description:
-Caucus

A)A process of rewriting proposed legislation
B)A law that pertains to certain subject matters
C)A regulation published in the Federal Register
D)A group created to support a political interest
E)A law designed to control or govern conduct

Question 21

Match the term to its' description:
-Markup

A)A process of rewriting proposed legislation
B)A law that pertains to certain subject matters
C)A regulation published in the Federal Register
D)A group created to support a political interest
E)A law designed to control or govern conduct

Question 22

Match the term to its' description:
-Regulation

A)A process of rewriting proposed legislation
B)A law that pertains to certain subject matters
C)A regulation published in the Federal Register
D)A group created to support a political interest
E)A law designed to control or govern conduct

Question 23

Match the term to its' description:
-Statute

A)A process of rewriting proposed legislation
B)A law that pertains to certain subject matters
C)A regulation published in the Federal Register
D)A group created to support a political interest
E)A law designed to control or govern conduct

Question 24

Match the term to its' description:
-Final Rule

A)A process of rewriting proposed legislation
B)A law that pertains to certain subject matters
C)A regulation published in the Federal Register
D)A group created to support a political interest
E)A law designed to control or govern conduct

Question 25

Describe how a bill becomes a law. During the process of a bill becoming a law, how can the doctorally prepared nurse be most influential?

Question 26

Discuss the role of a professional lobbyist and how the doctorally prepared nurse can support the lobbyist.

Question 27

What is the purpose of a political action committee (PAC)? Why is it important for doctorally prepared nurses to support their organization's PAC?

Question 28

Discuss potential roles for the doctorally educated APRN in coalition building.

Question 29

Compare and contrast nursing research and health policy research.

Question 30

A law is passed to the Department of Health and Human Services for regulation. What is the role of the regulatory agency?

A) To make improvements to the law
B) To interpret the law and create rules and regulations around how it is executed
C) To implement the law
D) To provide final approval of the law

Question 31

The ability for nurses to move between states to improve access to health care for patients is a result of which of the following?

A) National Council of State Boards of Nursing
B) APRN Consensus Work Group
C) APRN Model Act
D) Consensus Model

Question 32

Which of the following is true about lobbyists?

A) They are involved in the beginning of a legislative process.
B) They create the message for professional organizations.
C) They are hired by both state and federal organizations.
D) They typically are not registered professionals.

Question 33

A law is passed related to reimbursement for APRN services. Which federal agency would most likely regulate this law?

A) Department of Health and Human Services
B) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
C) Department of Veterans Affairs
D) Armed Forces

Question 34

As an advanced practice nurse, you are involved in a number of nursing professional organizations that promote political advocacy. With which congressional staff person will you typically have the most contact?

A) Chief of staff
B) Legislative assistant
C) Senator
D) Administrative assistant

Question 35

Which regulatory agency was responsible for determining Medicare reimbursement in the late 1980s?

A) Health Care Financing Administration
B) National Nursing Coalition
C) Department of Health, Regulation, and Welfare
D) National Advisory Council

Question 36

Which of the following most strongly influences the ability of evidence-based research to influence policy?

A) The quality of the research
B) The research design
C) The research question
D) An understanding of the current political agenda

Question 37

Which of the following steps are included in the four-dimensional intersecting model for teaching healthcare policy?

A) Information, commitment, initiative, involvement
B) Assess, diagnose, implement, evaluate
C) Data, interpret, commitment, advocacy
D) Knowledge, advocacy, initiative, involvement

Question 38

A good approach to educating APRNs on how to influence policy is to apply the nursing process steps of assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate.

Question 39

A bill becomes a law when both houses of Congress sign it into law.