Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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 A

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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. B,D

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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 6

Needle stick legislation clarified the role of employers to:

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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 12

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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 13

A goal of the Division of Nursing is to:

Accepted Answer

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 
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 14

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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 15

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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 16

One effect of the use of block grants was a:

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 17

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?

Accepted Answer

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 ) 
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 18

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:

Accepted Answer

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 
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 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 8: Public Health Policy

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

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

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

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

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

Needle stick legislation clarified the role of employers to:

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

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

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

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

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

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

A goal of the Division of Nursing is to:

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

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

One effect of the use of block grants was a:

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

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

Population-Focused Practice: The Foundation of Specialization in Public Health Nursing

History of Public Health and Community Health Nursing

Public Health and Primary Care Systems and Health Care Transformation

Perspectives in Global Health Care

Economics of Health Care Delivery

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Cultural Diversity in the Community

Population-Based Public Health Nursing Practice: the Intervention Wheel

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Genomics in Public Health Nursing

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Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks

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Using Health Education and Groups to Promote Health

Promoting Healthy Communities Using Multilevel Participatory Strategies

Community As Client: Assessment and Analysis

Population-Centered Nursing in Rural and Urban Environments

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The Nursing Center: A Model for Nursing Practice in the Community

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Public Health Nursing and the Disaster Management Cycle

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Family Health Risks

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Major Health Issues and Chronic Disease Management of Adults Across the Life Span

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Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: an Overview

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Teen Pregnancy

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