Question 1

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 (DOL) 
B)  USDHHS 
C)  Commerce Department 
D)  World Health Organization (WHO) 
A)  Department of Labor (DOL) 
B)  USDHHS 
C)  Commerce Department 
D)  World Health Organization (WHO)

Question 2

What is the focus of the Division of Nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enhancing nursing's competence in providing high-tech skills 
B)  Applying disease prevention, environmental health, and health promotion concepts 
C)  Providing scholarships for advanced nursing education 
D)  Ensuring distribution of qualified nursing personnel to meet the nation's health needs 
A)  Enhancing nursing's competence in providing high-tech skills 
B)  Applying disease prevention, environmental health, and health promotion concepts 
C)  Providing scholarships for advanced nursing education 
D)  Ensuring distribution of qualified nursing personnel to meet the nation's health needs

Question 3

A nurse believes additional funding is necessary to support a home-delivered meal program for the elderly. Which of the following would be the best way to share these ideas with a legislator?

Accepted Answer

A)  Send an email. 
B)  Write a formal letter. 
C)  Attend a town hall meeting. 
D)  Schedule a face-to-face visit. 
A)  Send an email. 
B)  Write a formal letter. 
C)  Attend a town hall meeting. 
D)  Schedule a face-to-face visit.

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide safe nursing care. 
B)  Prevent elder abuse. 
C)  Receive payment for the services provided. 
D)  Influence future legislation. 
A)  Provide safe nursing care. 
B)  Prevent elder abuse. 
C)  Receive payment for the services provided. 
D)  Influence future legislation.

Question 5

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

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 (WI
C)  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 (WI
C)  program

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct services 
B)  Financing 
C)  Information 
D)  Policy setting 
A)  Direct services 
B)  Financing 
C)  Information 
D)  Policy setting

Question 7

By what means does the Center for Disease Control (CDC) accomplish its mission? (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 
E)  Protecting the population from bioterrorism events 
A)  Implementing prevention strategies 
B)  Detecting and investigating health problems 
C)  Dictating world health policy 
D)  Fostering safe and healthful environments 
E)  Protecting the population from bioterrorism events

Question 8

What was the first major federal government action relating to health?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Social Security Act 
B)  The National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
C)  The Public Health Service (PHS) 
D)  Medicare and Medicaid 
A)  The Social Security Act 
B)  The National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
C)  The Public Health Service (PHS) 
D)  Medicare and Medicaid

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Funded by the Department of Defense (DO
D) . 
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)  Funded by the Department of Defense (DO
D) . 
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 10

A nurse is working with a member of the military. Which of the following describes the department that provides this person with health care services?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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?

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 12

A nurse researcher wants to get information on the occurrence of an internationally important disease. Which of the following websites would be the best place to seek this information?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United Nations 
B)  The WHO 
C)  The World Bank 
D)  The World Health Assembly 
A)  The United Nations 
B)  The WHO 
C)  The World Bank 
D)  The World Health Assembly

Question 13

A nurse supported the passage of needlestick legislation. Which of the following best describes the role of employers because of this legislation?

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.

Exam 9: Public Health Policy

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

What is the focus of the Division of Nursing?

A nurse believes additional funding is necessary to support a home-delivered meal program for the elderly. Which of the following would be the best way to share these ideas with a legislator?

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?

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

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

By what means does the Center for Disease Control (CDC) accomplish its mission? (Select all that apply.)

What was the first major federal government action relating to health?

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

A nurse is working with a member of the military. Which of the following describes the department that provides this person with health care services?

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 researcher wants to get information on the occurrence of an internationally important disease. Which of the following websites would be the best place to seek this information?

A nurse supported the passage of needlestick legislation. Which of the following best describes the role of employers because of this legislation?

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