Question 1

States have certain continuing education requirements for persons to renew a nursing license. Which of the following best describes the type of law that is being used?

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 B

Question 2

Congress's legal base for actions in health care includes which of the following? (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)  Increasing revenue by raising taxes 
A)  Providing for the general welfare 
B)  Raising funds to support research 
C)  Regulating commerce among the states 
D)  Providing spending power 
E)  Increasing revenue by raising taxes A, B, C, D

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

A doctorally 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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD
C)  
B)  National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) 
C)  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) 
D)  World Health Organization (WHO) 
A)  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD
C)  
B)  National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) 
C)  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) 
D)  World Health Organization (WHO)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Constitutional 
B)  Common 
C)  Judicial 
D)  Institutional 
A)  Constitutional 
B)  Common 
C)  Judicial 
D)  Institutional

Question 6

The agency most heavily involved with the health and welfare concerns of United States citizens is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS). 
B)  Public Health Service (PHS). 
C)  Health Resources and Services Administration (HRS
A) . 
D)  World Health Organization (WHO). 
A)  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS). 
B)  Public Health Service (PHS). 
C)  Health Resources and Services Administration (HRS
A) . 
D)  World Health Organization (WHO).

Question 7

A nurse is writing to a legislator to advocate for funds to support advanced practice nursing education. Which of the following considerations should be made by the nurse? (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. 
E)  Arrange a face-to-face meeting as soon as possible. 
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. 
E)  Arrange a face-to-face meeting as soon as possible.

Question 8

The practices of health care providers, nurses, and other health care professionals are differentiated by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health Resource and Services Administration (HRS
A)  
B)  State board of nursing 
C)  Scope of practice 
D)  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) 
A)  Health Resource and Services Administration (HRS
A)  
B)  State board of nursing 
C)  Scope of practice 
D)  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)

Question 9

A nurse is working for the federal government to provide for the protection of the public's health. Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely complete?

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 10

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constitutional 
B)  Common 
C)  Judicial 
D)  State 
A)  Constitutional 
B)  Common 
C)  Judicial 
D)  State

Question 11

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

What term described when planning, delivering, and financing responsibility for programs is shifted from the federal level to the state level?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evolution 
B)  Devolution 
C)  Block granting 
D)  State administration 
A)  Evolution 
B)  Devolution 
C)  Block granting 
D)  State administration

Question 13

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?

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 14

A nurse acts 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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

An occupational health nurse maintains a log of injuries from contaminated sharps. Which of the following describes why the nurse must do this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bloodborne Pathogen Standard 
B)  Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSH
A)  
C)  Department of Labor (DOL) 
D)  Department of Defense (DO
D)  
A)  Bloodborne Pathogen Standard 
B)  Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSH
A)  
C)  Department of Labor (DOL) 
D)  Department of Defense (DO
D)

Question 16

When a school nurse reports suspected child abuse, there is a breach of confidentiality. Which of the following best describes why this breach is allowed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil immunity 
B)  Sovereign immunity 
C)  Nurse practice act 
D)  Respondeat superior 
A)  Civil immunity 
B)  Sovereign immunity 
C)  Nurse practice act 
D)  Respondeat superior

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Vaccines for smallpox 
B)  Regulation of nuclear weapons 
C)  Surveillance of bioterrorism threats 
D)  Regulation of foreign nurses entering the United States 
A)  Vaccines for smallpox 
B)  Regulation of nuclear weapons 
C)  Surveillance of bioterrorism threats 
D)  Regulation of foreign nurses entering the United States

Question 18

What is one effect of the use of block grants?

Accepted Answer

A)  A reduction of federal expenditures 
B)  A decreased ability of states to spend money on programming 
C)  The guaranteed continuation of programs with demonstrated effectiveness 
D)  The shift from hospital-based to community-based nursing care 
A)  A reduction of federal expenditures 
B)  A decreased ability of states to spend money on programming 
C)  The guaranteed continuation of programs with demonstrated effectiveness 
D)  The shift from hospital-based to community-based nursing care

Question 19

A nurse is found to be negligent. Because of the doctrine of respondeat superior, who is responsible for the negligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  The institution's administrator 
B)  The nurse's immediate supervisor 
C)  The nurse's employer 
D)  The nurse 
A)  The institution's administrator 
B)  The nurse's immediate supervisor 
C)  The nurse's employer 
D)  The nurse

Question 20

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 9: Public Health Policy

States have certain continuing education requirements for persons to renew a nursing license. Which of the following best describes the type of law that is being used?

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

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 doctorally 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?

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

The agency most heavily involved with the health and welfare concerns of United States citizens is the:

A nurse is writing to a legislator to advocate for funds to support advanced practice nursing education. Which of the following considerations should be made by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)

The practices of health care providers, nurses, and other health care professionals are differentiated by which of the following?

A nurse is working for the federal government to provide for the protection of the public's health. Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely complete?

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?

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?

What term described when planning, delivering, and financing responsibility for programs is shifted from the federal level to the state level?

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 nurse acts 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?

An occupational health nurse maintains a log of injuries from contaminated sharps. Which of the following describes why the nurse must do this?

When a school nurse reports suspected child abuse, there is a breach of confidentiality. Which of the following best describes why this breach is allowed?

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

What is one effect of the use of block grants?

A nurse is found to be negligent. Because of the doctrine of respondeat superior, who is responsible for the negligence?

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?

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