Question 1

Which statement best describes how policies in the private sector are different from policies in the public sector?

Accepted Answer

A) Private sector policies are slow,deliberate,and reactive to events 
B) Private sector policies are determined by the opinions and feelings of those employed in that sector 
C) Private sector policies are based on economics and market trends 
D) Private sector policies are based on rational decision-making. 
A) Private sector policies are slow,deliberate,and reactive to events 
B) Private sector policies are determined by the opinions and feelings of those employed in that sector 
C) Private sector policies are based on economics and market trends 
D) Private sector policies are based on rational decision-making.

Question 2

Which best describes the most important factor in legislation?

Accepted Answer

A) The amount of financing and lobbying behind each choice 
B) The beliefs,attitudes,and values of the policy 
C) The preferences of the majority of American voters 
D) The president's ongoing encouragement for one particular choice 
A) The amount of financing and lobbying behind each choice 
B) The beliefs,attitudes,and values of the policy 
C) The preferences of the majority of American voters 
D) The president's ongoing encouragement for one particular choice

Question 3

Which best describes the history of the State Child Health Improvement Act (SCHIP)of 1997?

Accepted Answer

A) The law included goals and programs but no funding to achieve them 
B) The law received extensive support by both Republicans and Democrats 
C) The law was extended,not renewed by the Bush administration,and then renewed by the Obama administration 
D) The law was passed by the majority of states but not by the federal government. 
A) The law included goals and programs but no funding to achieve them 
B) The law received extensive support by both Republicans and Democrats 
C) The law was extended,not renewed by the Bush administration,and then renewed by the Obama administration 
D) The law was passed by the majority of states but not by the federal government.

Question 4

The forces for the proposed bill are roughly as persuasive,powerful,and well financed as the forces against the proposed bill.Which describes the most likely outcome?

Accepted Answer

A) The bill will be debated through a public hearing 
B) The bill will fail 
C) The bill will pass 
D) The bill will remain in the legislature until one side or the other has a majority of votes. 
A) The bill will be debated through a public hearing 
B) The bill will fail 
C) The bill will pass 
D) The bill will remain in the legislature until one side or the other has a majority of votes.

Question 5

Which best describes what happened after the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 was enacted?

Accepted Answer

A) Additional restrictions in coverage were imposed 
B) Experimental treatments were approved for reimbursement 
C) Reimbursement procedures became more efficient 
D) A prescription drug benefit was added. 
A) Additional restrictions in coverage were imposed 
B) Experimental treatments were approved for reimbursement 
C) Reimbursement procedures became more efficient 
D) A prescription drug benefit was added.

Question 6

Which best describes the new national health goals as seen in Healthy People 2020? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Achieve a plan for universal basic health care for citizens 
B) Create social and physical environments that promote good health 
C) Eliminate health disparities 
D) Eliminate preventable disease,disability,injury,and premature death 
E) Achieve health equity
F)Promote healthy behaviors at every stage of life 
A) Achieve a plan for universal basic health care for citizens 
B) Create social and physical environments that promote good health 
C) Eliminate health disparities 
D) Eliminate preventable disease,disability,injury,and premature death 
E) Achieve health equity
F)Promote healthy behaviors at every stage of life

Question 7

Which is accomplished through the use of public policy?

Accepted Answer

A) Solutions to problems of public concern are developed 
B) A rational,logical problem-solving decision-making process is implemented 
C) Public safety nets for vulnerable populations are created 
D) Economic and business management principles are applied. 
A) Solutions to problems of public concern are developed 
B) A rational,logical problem-solving decision-making process is implemented 
C) Public safety nets for vulnerable populations are created 
D) Economic and business management principles are applied.

Question 8

Which best describes why it is so difficult to change the paradigm of health care from disease orientation to promoting health orientation?

Accepted Answer

A) The belief exists that those without insurance could obtain insurance if they worked hard enough 
B) People find it difficult to agree on what the ideal paradigm should be 
C) People realize the media have exaggerated the problems that result from lack of insurance 
D) Serious reallocation of resources would have to occur. 
A) The belief exists that those without insurance could obtain insurance if they worked hard enough 
B) People find it difficult to agree on what the ideal paradigm should be 
C) People realize the media have exaggerated the problems that result from lack of insurance 
D) Serious reallocation of resources would have to occur.

Question 9

Which is the basis for any American citizen to feel comfortable expressing an opinion on a political issue?

Accepted Answer

A) Amendments to the Constitution 
B) Articles of the Constitution of the United States 
C) Declaration of Independence 
D) Gettysburg Address 
A) Amendments to the Constitution 
B) Articles of the Constitution of the United States 
C) Declaration of Independence 
D) Gettysburg Address

Question 10

Which current issues are leading the World Health Organization (WHO)to reconsider its initial definition of health? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Environmental issues such as industrial toxins or carcinogenic commercial products 
B) Global,not local,problems such as spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria 
C) Need to move from containment and treatment to social intervention 
D) Pressure from industrialized nations to emphasize chronic diseases rather than infectious diseases 
E) Realization that government actions influence the basic human right of health
F)Worldwide pandemics such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)and swine flu,which require a different approach 
A) Environmental issues such as industrial toxins or carcinogenic commercial products 
B) Global,not local,problems such as spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria 
C) Need to move from containment and treatment to social intervention 
D) Pressure from industrialized nations to emphasize chronic diseases rather than infectious diseases 
E) Realization that government actions influence the basic human right of health
F)Worldwide pandemics such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)and swine flu,which require a different approach

Question 11

Which best describes who has the authority to act in every area except those specifically mentioned in the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) Any individual citizen 
B) Federal government 
C) Local government 
D) State government 
A) Any individual citizen 
B) Federal government 
C) Local government 
D) State government

Question 12

A nurse would like to influence an internal private health policy.Which action should the nurse take?

Accepted Answer

A) Build or join a private entrepreneurial practice to provide lower cost services to underserved groups 
B) Participate in public discussions regarding quality and managed care 
C) Support nursing research done that demonstrates positive clinical and economic outcomes 
D) Write managed care organizations to request that nurses receive reimbursement for health services to clients 
A) Build or join a private entrepreneurial practice to provide lower cost services to underserved groups 
B) Participate in public discussions regarding quality and managed care 
C) Support nursing research done that demonstrates positive clinical and economic outcomes 
D) Write managed care organizations to request that nurses receive reimbursement for health services to clients

Question 13

Which critical issues in health care were addressed by The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)of 1996? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Portability of insurance coverage 
B) COBRA,maintaining coverage for those who lose their jobs 
C) Insurance companies having a total monopoly in a certain geographic area 
D) Insurance companies setting limits on coverage of longer than 12 months 
E) Insurance companies charging seriously ill persons more than healthy persons
F)Insurance companies paying the same for mental health coverage as for physical illnesses 
A) Portability of insurance coverage 
B) COBRA,maintaining coverage for those who lose their jobs 
C) Insurance companies having a total monopoly in a certain geographic area 
D) Insurance companies setting limits on coverage of longer than 12 months 
E) Insurance companies charging seriously ill persons more than healthy persons
F)Insurance companies paying the same for mental health coverage as for physical illnesses

Question 14

Which actions represent a shift in philosophy at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Collecting and analyzing health data 
B) Improving health security around the world 
C) Allocating resources to treat specific diseases 
D) Strengthening public health 
E) Creating transaction-based relationships
F)Preventing the leading causes of injury and illness 
A) Collecting and analyzing health data 
B) Improving health security around the world 
C) Allocating resources to treat specific diseases 
D) Strengthening public health 
E) Creating transaction-based relationships
F)Preventing the leading causes of injury and illness

Question 15

Which best describes one of the strategic plan priorities for the Center of Disease Control's (CDC)Strategic Framework?

Accepted Answer

A) Eliminate waste of health care resources 
B) Eliminate health disparities 
C) Improve health care access 
D) Improve health security at home 
A) Eliminate waste of health care resources 
B) Eliminate health disparities 
C) Improve health care access 
D) Improve health security at home

Question 16

Which best describes the purposes of professional societies such as the American Nurses Association (ANA)? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Providing control and oversight of the occupation 
B) Creating licensing laws to control entry into the profession 
C) Determining appropriate requirements for education into the profession 
D) Establishing standards for practice 
E) Protecting the interests of the practitioners
F)Safeguarding the public trust 
A) Providing control and oversight of the occupation 
B) Creating licensing laws to control entry into the profession 
C) Determining appropriate requirements for education into the profession 
D) Establishing standards for practice 
E) Protecting the interests of the practitioners
F)Safeguarding the public trust

Question 17

What was the poverty guideline for a family of four in mainland United States in 2013?

Accepted Answer

A) Below $24,600 
B) Below $16,240 
C) Below $37,140 
D) Below $41,320 
A) Below $24,600 
B) Below $16,240 
C) Below $37,140 
D) Below $41,320

Question 18

Which best describes how the local government is provided authority?

Accepted Answer

A) Through the ability to tax local residents to meet local needs 
B) Through the people themselves who band together to create the community 
C) Power delegated from the federal level to the local level 
D) Power delegated from the states 
A) Through the ability to tax local residents to meet local needs 
B) Through the people themselves who band together to create the community 
C) Power delegated from the federal level to the local level 
D) Power delegated from the states

Question 19

A nurse is employed by the state nursing association to serve as a lobbyist.Which would be the most crucial task to achieve?

Accepted Answer

A) Be seen as a reliable and credible source of accurate information 
B) Convince colleagues in nursing to join their local nursing organization and write to encourage legislators to vote according to nurses' goals 
C) Offer to make large donations to the legislator who can forward nursing's agenda 
D) Visit every single legislator so the nurse is recognized in this role 
A) Be seen as a reliable and credible source of accurate information 
B) Convince colleagues in nursing to join their local nursing organization and write to encourage legislators to vote according to nurses' goals 
C) Offer to make large donations to the legislator who can forward nursing's agenda 
D) Visit every single legislator so the nurse is recognized in this role

Question 20

An individual has been terminated from his job and has lost his health insurance.Which federal law allows him to continue his insurance benefits for a specified period of time?

Accepted Answer

A) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPA
A)  
B) Family Support Act of 1988 
C) Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973 (HMO) 
D) Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBR
A)  
A) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPA
A)  
B) Family Support Act of 1988 
C) Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973 (HMO) 
D) Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBR
A)

Exam 10: Policy,politics,legislation,and Community Health Nursing

Which statement best describes how policies in the private sector are different from policies in the public sector?

Which best describes the most important factor in legislation?

Which best describes the history of the State Child Health Improvement Act (SCHIP)of 1997?

The forces for the proposed bill are roughly as persuasive,powerful,and well financed as the forces against the proposed bill.Which describes the most likely outcome?

Which best describes what happened after the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 was enacted?

Which best describes the new national health goals as seen in Healthy People 2020? (Select all that apply.)

Which is accomplished through the use of public policy?

Which best describes why it is so difficult to change the paradigm of health care from disease orientation to promoting health orientation?

Which is the basis for any American citizen to feel comfortable expressing an opinion on a political issue?

Which current issues are leading the World Health Organization (WHO)to reconsider its initial definition of health? (Select all that apply.)

Which best describes who has the authority to act in every area except those specifically mentioned in the Constitution?

A nurse would like to influence an internal private health policy.Which action should the nurse take?

Which critical issues in health care were addressed by The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)of 1996? (Select all that apply.)

Which actions represent a shift in philosophy at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)? (Select all that apply.)

Which best describes one of the strategic plan priorities for the Center of Disease Control's (CDC)Strategic Framework?

Which best describes the purposes of professional societies such as the American Nurses Association (ANA)? (Select all that apply.)

What was the poverty guideline for a family of four in mainland United States in 2013?

Which best describes how the local government is provided authority?

A nurse is employed by the state nursing association to serve as a lobbyist.Which would be the most crucial task to achieve?

An individual has been terminated from his job and has lost his health insurance.Which federal law allows him to continue his insurance benefits for a specified period of time?

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