Exam 8: Public Health Policy

A nurse takes action to protect the health,safety,and welfare of citizens,such as requiring immunizations of children before admission to school.Which of the following levels of power is being used?

A nurse becomes actively involved in the development of a health policy in the community.Which of the following describes why this is an important role of the nurse?

A nurse who is working in a home care setting attends a local legislative meeting.Which of the following best describes why the nurse needs to be knowledgeable of health policy?

Congress's legal base for actions in health care includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse would like to propose legislation requiring all schools to employ a registered nurse.Which of the following would be the first step taken as the nurse implements the legislative process?

A nursing student is researching various health care services that are provided in prisons.Which of the following describes these services?

The CDC accomplishes its mission by: (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is employed by the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS).Which of the following branches of government is the nurse working for?

A local health department provides a hypertension screening to all individuals.Which of the following general categories of health care functions is being used?

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

A nurse provides health services for women and children in the community.Which of the following provides the provisions to offer these services?

The state orders a person newly diagnosed with tuberculosis to be quarantined.Which of the following best describes the type of law that allows the state to do this?

One effect of the use of block grants was a:

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

A nurse is sued for malpractice and goes to court.Which of the following types of law is being used?

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

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 of the following federal agencies could this nurse potentially seek funding?

The focus of the Division of Nursing is to:

A nurse investigates the interpretation of a state's right to grant abortions.Which of the following branches of government would the nurse be looking at?

A nurse discusses with legislators the importance of passing legislation to ban smoking in all public places.Which of the following is the nurse becoming involved in?