Exam 18: The Politically Active Nurse

Legislators can use which tactic to move a piece of legislation through the process, especially when the bill is more significant than the leadership acknowledges it to be?

Which of the following is a type of court that is found at both the federal and state levels?

Some people consider which position to be the most powerful job in politics because it has control over the legislative calendar, which ultimately determines when many of the House session activities take place and even whether or when bills are introduced for consideration?

Which committee works cooperatively with the Senate Finance Committee in considering issues involving Medicare and Medicaid?

Which of the following are formed when the legislature divides into groups consisting of people with mutual interests?

Nurses employed at which type of hospitals have a high degree of job satisfaction and a much lower than average turnover rate than nurses in other hospitals of similar size?

The state nursing associations and other organizations, such as the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), are what types of groups to the American Nurses Association (ANA)?

Which publication, the ANA legislative newsletter for nurses, reports on the activities of its nurse lobbyists and on significant issues in Congress and regulatory agencies?

Which groups work collaboratively with the primary organization on specific issues to support and develop policies and provide additional voices to influence legislators' opinions?

The main focus of which type of groups is to change the way the public views an issue?

Which of the following health-care-related issues is governed by the states?

In 15 states, nurse practitioners (NPs) have which of the following, whereby state practice and licensure laws lessen the ability of NPs to engage in at least one element of full NP practice?

Which of the following is always the most important factor in politics and dictates the kind of issues that legislators become involved in and present to the constituencies as the key issues?

Grassroots refers to political movements that are started at which level by volunteers who give their time to support an issue that is important to them?

Which of the following, in many cases, is/are a convenient way to formulate policy with minimal involvement of the legislature?