NUR 243 QUIZ 2 ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Health care policy examples. Answer: -reimbursements to nurse
practitioners
-state mandated immunizations for schoolchildren
-decisions of a state or federal court that establish rights of families
to make healthcare decisions for their children or elderly parents
◉ Government inaction. Answer: when a legislative committee
defers a decision on a health related matter or when a proposed
health program is not adopted by government agency because of
resources restraints
◉ Health care policy results/affect. Answer: -result from a political
process
-affected by cultural trends
-social trends
-technology changes
-shifting demographics
-economic pressure
-consumer demands
,Policies are fragmented and complex
◉ Public policies. Answer: -Creation of public health policy is a
responsibility of government and is a means for protecting the
public
Policy is:
-Goal oriented
-Public (everybody needs to follow)
-Authoritative nature (how policy came to be about)
◉ Scope of health policy. Answer: Major government institutions
decide, implement, regulate policy
-determined through presidential executive order or by legislation
can have both micro level (copayments for episodes of care) or
Macro level (medicare program funding)
-can be made on basis of economics, social justice, political trends,
and or changing social values
-Legislature
-Courts and judiciary
-Executive branch
-Regulatory agencies
, ◉ Legislature. Answer: US congress and state legislatures establish
laws to serve some policy goal
-tasked with determining the appropriate funding for a legislative
act and providing oversight for policies that are administered by
government agencies
-health policy that results form law is legally binding as long as it is
consistent with the authorizing constitutional framework
◉ Courts and judiciary. Answer: Health policy is the result of the
political integration of values and interests
-enactment of new health laws can result in the establishment of
new rights related to health programs or benefits
Court systems
-play an important role in the development of health policy because
federal and state courts are often staging ground for determining
rights in health policy disputes '
Judiciary review
-addressed to widely varying concerns, challenging unreasonable
goverment action, supporting the establishment of newly created
rights through legislation and ensuring protections provided by
health care law
◉ Executive branch. Answer: Responsible for the execution of laws
passed by legislatures
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Health care policy examples. Answer: -reimbursements to nurse
practitioners
-state mandated immunizations for schoolchildren
-decisions of a state or federal court that establish rights of families
to make healthcare decisions for their children or elderly parents
◉ Government inaction. Answer: when a legislative committee
defers a decision on a health related matter or when a proposed
health program is not adopted by government agency because of
resources restraints
◉ Health care policy results/affect. Answer: -result from a political
process
-affected by cultural trends
-social trends
-technology changes
-shifting demographics
-economic pressure
-consumer demands
,Policies are fragmented and complex
◉ Public policies. Answer: -Creation of public health policy is a
responsibility of government and is a means for protecting the
public
Policy is:
-Goal oriented
-Public (everybody needs to follow)
-Authoritative nature (how policy came to be about)
◉ Scope of health policy. Answer: Major government institutions
decide, implement, regulate policy
-determined through presidential executive order or by legislation
can have both micro level (copayments for episodes of care) or
Macro level (medicare program funding)
-can be made on basis of economics, social justice, political trends,
and or changing social values
-Legislature
-Courts and judiciary
-Executive branch
-Regulatory agencies
, ◉ Legislature. Answer: US congress and state legislatures establish
laws to serve some policy goal
-tasked with determining the appropriate funding for a legislative
act and providing oversight for policies that are administered by
government agencies
-health policy that results form law is legally binding as long as it is
consistent with the authorizing constitutional framework
◉ Courts and judiciary. Answer: Health policy is the result of the
political integration of values and interests
-enactment of new health laws can result in the establishment of
new rights related to health programs or benefits
Court systems
-play an important role in the development of health policy because
federal and state courts are often staging ground for determining
rights in health policy disputes '
Judiciary review
-addressed to widely varying concerns, challenging unreasonable
goverment action, supporting the establishment of newly created
rights through legislation and ensuring protections provided by
health care law
◉ Executive branch. Answer: Responsible for the execution of laws
passed by legislatures
