Chapter 07: Government, the Law, and Policy Activism Stanhope: Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th Edition Questions And Answers 2022/2023 (A+ Grade)

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Chapter 07: Government, the Law, and Policy Activism Stanhope: Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th Edition Questions And Answers 2022/2023 (A+ Grade) 1. Whic... h of the following best defines the word politics? a. The art of influencing others b. The outcome of governmental policies c. A provision of power for making decisions d. The result of legislative action - ANS: A Politics is the art of influencing others to accept a specific course of action. Political action results in governmental policies and legislation. The result of legislative action typically is done in the form of laws and policies. The provision of power for making decisions is typically assumed by the government. 2. Which of the following activities is completed by the executive branch of the federal government? a. Administration of policy b. Interpretation of policy c. Proposal of policy d. Passage of policy - ANS: A The executive branch administers and regulates policy. The legislative branch proposes policy (as bills) and passes policy (as laws). The judicial branch interprets laws. 3. A nurse meets with a senator to lobby for passage of a bill to increase funding for interpreter services. With which of the following branches of the government is the nurse working? a. Constitutional branch of government b. Executive branch of government c. Legislative branch of government d. Judicial branch of government - ANS: C The legislative branch of government is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The legislative branch identifies problems and proposes and then debates, passes, and modifies laws to address those problems. There is not a constitutional branch of the government. The executive branch administers and regulates policy. The judicial branch interprets laws. 4. Which of the following statements best describes why the federal government has become involved in health care? a. The states asked the federal level to become involved. b. Because of rising costs to the states, the federal budget needed to be used to pay for necessary services. c. The Constitution gives the federal government the power to promote the general welfare. d. This step was necessary to standardize care on a national level. - ANS: C One of the first constitutional challenges to a federal law passed by Congress was in the area of health and welfare in 1937. The Supreme Court (judicial branch) reviewed the legislation in question and determined, through interpretation of the Constitution, that such federal governmental action was within the powers of Congress to promote the general welfare. According to Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution Congress has multiple roles in relation to health care: provide for the general welfare, regulate commerce among the states, raise funds to support the military, and provide spending power. Thus, Congress was within its role to become involed in health care and was not asked to do so by the states or used to standardize care on the national level 5. A client states to the nurse, "I have heard the Affordable Care Act is supposed to help improve the health care I receive, but so far I have seen no benefits from this legislation." Which of the following statements would be the best reply by the nurse? CONTINUES... [Show More]

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