Full Test Bank Ch.18 The Politically Active Nurse Catalano

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Chapter 18: The Politically Active Nurse

Questions

1. In 15 states, nurse practitioners (NPs) have which of the following, whereby state practice and licensure laws lessen the ability of NPs to engage in at least one element of full NP practice?

1. Reduced practice

2. Limited practice

3. Restricted practice

4. Impeded practice

2. Nurses employed at which type of hospitals have a high degree of job satisfaction and a much lower than average turnover rate than nurses in other hospitals of similar size?

1. Teaching hospitals

2. Community hospitals

3. Magnet hospitals

4. Government hospitals

3. Grassroots refers to political movements that are started at which level by volunteers who give their time to support an issue that is important to them?

1. State level

2. Local level

3. Regional level

4. Federal level

4. Which of the following is always the most important factor in politics and dictates the kind of issues that legislators become involved in and present to the constituencies as the key issues?

1. Lobbying

2. Partisanship

3. Self-interest

4. Ideology

5. Which of the following is a type of court that is found at both the federal and state levels?

1. Circuit court

2. Appeals court

3. District court

4. Supreme court

6. The state nursing associations and other organizations, such as the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), are what types of groups to the American Nurses Association (ANA)?

1. Constituency groups

2. Pressure groups

3. Advocacy groups

4. Campaign groups

7. Which committee works cooperatively with the Senate Finance Committee in considering issues involving Medicare and Medicaid?

1. House Commerce Committee

2. House Ways and Means Committee

3. House and Senate Appropriations Committee

4. Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee

8. Some people consider which position to be the most powerful job in politics because it has control over the legislative calendar, which ultimately determines when many of the House session activities take place and even whether and when bills are introduced for consideration?

1. Majority leader

2. Majority whip

3. Minority leader

4. Minority whip

9. Which groups work collaboratively with the primary organization on specific issues to support and develop policies and provide additional voices to influence legislators’ opinions?

1. Fringe groups

2. Advocate groups

3. Consumer groups

4. Constituency groups

10. The main focus of which type of group is to change the way the public views an issue?

1. Fringe groups

2. Advocate groups

3. Consumer groups

4. Constituency groups

11. Which publication, the American Nurses Association (ANA) legislative newsletter for nurses, reports on the activities of its nurse lobbyists and on significant issues in Congress and regulatory agencies?

1. American Nurse

2. American Journal of Nursing Newsline feature

3. Capitol Update

4. Nursing and Health Care’s Washington Focus

12. Which of the following are formed when the legislature divides into groups consisting of people with mutual interests?

1. Caucuses

2. Committees

3. Fringe groups

4. Advocacy groups

13. Which of the following, in many cases, is/are a convenient way to formulate policy with minimal involvement of the legislature?

1. Pocket vetoes

2. Political capital

3. Executive orders

4. Housekeeping bills

14. Legislators can use which tactic to move a piece of legislation through the process, especially when the bill is more significant than the leadership acknowledges it to be?

1. Pocket vetoes

2. Political capital

3. Executive orders

4. Housekeeping bills

15. Which of the following health-care-related issues is governed by the states?

1. Client safety

2. Nursing shortage

3. Tuition debts

4. Hospital regulation

Questions, Answers, and Rationales

1. In 15 states, nurse practitioners (NPs) have which of the following, whereby state practice and licensure laws lessen the ability of NPs to engage in at least one element of full NP practice?

1. Reduced practice

2. Limited practice

3. Restricted practice

4. Impeded practice

Page: 6

2. Nurses employed at which type of hospitals have a high degree of job satisfaction and a much lower than average turnover rate than nurses in other hospitals of similar size?

1. Teaching hospitals

2. Community hospitals

3. Magnet hospitals

4. Government hospitals

Page: 7

3. Grassroots refers to political movements that are started at which level by volunteers who give their time to support an issue that is important to them?

1. State level

2. Local level

3. Regional level

4. Federal level

Page: 9

4. Which of the following is always the most important factor in politics and dictates the kind of issues that legislators become involved in and present to the constituencies as the key issues?

1. Lobbying

2. Partisanship

3. Self-interest

4. Ideology

Page: 9

5. Which of the following is a type of court that is found at both the federal and state levels?

1. Circuit court

2. Appeals court

3. District court

4. Supreme court

Page: 9

6. The state nursing associations and other organizations, such as the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), are what types of groups to the American Nurses Association (ANA)?

1. Constituency groups

2. Pressure groups

3. Advocacy groups

4. Campaign groups

Page: 23

7. Which committee works cooperatively with the Senate Finance Committee in considering issues involving Medicare and Medicaid?

1. House Commerce Committee

2. House Ways and Means Committee

3. House and Senate Appropriations Committee

4. Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee

Page: 26

8. Some people consider which position to be the most powerful job in politics because it has control over the legislative calendar, which ultimately determines when many of the House session activities take place and even whether or when bills are introduced for consideration?

1. Majority leader

2. Majority whip

3. Minority leader

4. Minority whip

Page: 15

9. Which groups work collaboratively with the primary organization on specific issues to support and develop policies and provide additional voices to influence legislators’ opinions?

1. Fringe groups

2. Advocate groups

3. Consumer groups

4. Constituency groups

Page: 23

10. The main focus of which type of groups is to change the way the public views an issue?

1. Fringe groups

2. Advocate groups

3. Consumer groups

4. Constituency groups

Page: 23

11. Which publication, the ANA legislative newsletter for nurses, reports on the activities of its nurse lobbyists and on significant issues in Congress and regulatory agencies?

1. American Nurse

2. American Journal of Nursing Newsline feature

3. Capitol Update

4. Nursing and Health Care’s Washington Focus

Page: 43

12. Which of the following are formed when the legislature divides into groups consisting of people with mutual interests?

1. Caucuses

2. Committees

3. Fringe groups

4. Advocacy groups

Page: 17

13. Which of the following, in many cases, is/are a convenient way to formulate policy with minimal involvement of the legislature?

1. Pocket vetoes

2. Political capital

3. Executive orders

4. Housekeeping bills

Page: 31

14. Legislators can use which tactic to move a piece of legislation through the process, especially when the bill is more significant than the leadership acknowledges it to be?

1. Pocket vetoes

2. Political capital

3. Executive orders

4. Housekeeping bills

Page: 31

15. Which of the following health-care-related issues is governed by the states?

1. Client safety

2. Nursing shortage

3. Tuition debts

4. Hospital regulation

Page: 33