Exam 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community Health Nursing

The president was sent a bill that he did not really like, but he would have been unpopular if he vetoed it, so he did nothing. Which of the following best describes what will happen to the bill?

A nurse would like to influence an internal private health policy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is employed by the state nursing association to serve as a lobbyist. Which of the following would be the most crucial task to achieve?

Which of the following best describes how the government controls conditions that individuals cannot?

A nurse states that he or she does not want to become involved in politics because of family, school, work, and other commitments. Which of the following would be the best reply to this statement?

It has been proposed that a new, better approach to health care be tested with a small group to evaluate its effectiveness. Which of the following best describes why this cannot be done?

Which of the following best describes how the local government is provided authority?

The forces for the proposed bill are roughly as persuasive, powerful, and well financed as the forces against the proposed bill. Which of the following describes the most likely outcome?

A nurse is employed by the state public health department. Which of the following activities would she most likely complete?

Which of the following best describes the most crucial step in policy formation?

An individual has been terminated from his job and has lost his health insurance. Which of the following federal laws allows him to continue his insurance benefits for a specified period of time?

The local nursing association and the local medical association disagreed vehemently on advanced practice nursing reimbursement. Which of the following best describes why the two groups agreed to join a coalition to send representatives to testify on a particular bill?

Which of the following statements best describe what happened to the hospitals built or expanded by Hill-Burton Act funds?

Which of the following statements best describes how policies in the private sector are different from policies in the public sector?

Which of the following statements best describes why nurses are not more effective in creating political change?

Which of the following is one legally required to obey? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following best describes the most important factor in legislation?

Which of the following best describes the history of the State Child Health Improvement Act (SCHIP) of 1997?

Which of the following current issues are leading the World Health Organization (WHO) to reconsider its initial definition of health? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following nurses used political expertise to influence the federal government to develop a Children's Bureau?