NURS-6050 – Policy & Advocacy for Population
Health latest update 2025
1. Which of the following best describes health policy?
A. Clinical guidelines used by nurses at the bedside
B. Rules created only by hospitals for staff behavior
C. Decisions, plans, and actions undertaken to achieve health goals
D. Nursing procedures for patient care
Rationale: Health policy is broader than clinical care; it involves
governmental or institutional decisions that shape population health
outcomes.
2. Which U.S. law established Medicare and Medicaid?
A. Affordable Care Act of 2010
B. Social Security Amendments of 1965
C. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
D. Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Rationale: Medicare and Medicaid were created through amendments
to the Social Security Act in 1965.
3. What is the primary goal of advocacy in nursing?
A. To increase a nurse’s salary
B. To ensure institutional profits
C. To promote patient rights and population health
D. To support hospital marketing campaigns
,Rationale: Nursing advocacy focuses on protecting patient rights and
improving health equity at both individual and population levels.
4. Which of the following is considered a determinant of health?
A. Blood pressure monitoring
B. Education level
C. Hospital readmission rate
D. Nursing licensure exam score
Rationale: Social determinants of health include education, income,
environment, and access to care.
5. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 primarily aimed to:
A. Eliminate private insurance companies
B. Provide free healthcare for all citizens
C. Increase access to health insurance and improve quality of care
D. Restrict Medicaid eligibility
Rationale: The ACA expanded access to insurance, emphasized
prevention, and improved healthcare quality.
6. Which organization is most responsible for funding health research
in the U.S.?
A. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
B. World Health Organization (WHO)
C. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
D. American Nurses Association (ANA)
,Rationale: The NIH provides most federal funding for biomedical and
health-related research.
7. Nurses who engage in health policy are most often acting in which
role?
A. Bedside caregiver only
B. Advocate and change agent
C. Laboratory researcher
D. Financial auditor
Rationale: Nurses influence policy by advocating for change, legislation,
and resource allocation.
8. Which global organization sets international health standards?
A. CMS
B. World Health Organization (WHO)
C. ANA
D. NIH
Rationale: WHO leads international public health efforts and sets global
health standards.
9. What is the main purpose of Healthy People 2030?
A. To fund Medicaid expansion
B. To set national health objectives and priorities
C. To establish nursing licensure requirements
D. To determine hospital reimbursement rates
, Rationale: Healthy People 2030 provides science-based goals to improve
U.S. population health.
10. A nurse lobbying for smoke-free legislation is engaging in:
A. Direct patient care
B. Evidence-based practice
C. Political advocacy
D. Professional licensure renewal
Rationale: Lobbying lawmakers to pass health-related legislation is a
form of political advocacy.
11. Which branch of government is primarily responsible for enacting
health policy laws?
A. Judicial
B. Legislative
C. Executive
D. Administrative
Rationale: The legislative branch (Congress) creates and passes health
policy laws.
12. Which U.S. agency is responsible for overseeing Medicare and
Medicaid?
A. NIH
B. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
C. FDA
D. CDC
Health latest update 2025
1. Which of the following best describes health policy?
A. Clinical guidelines used by nurses at the bedside
B. Rules created only by hospitals for staff behavior
C. Decisions, plans, and actions undertaken to achieve health goals
D. Nursing procedures for patient care
Rationale: Health policy is broader than clinical care; it involves
governmental or institutional decisions that shape population health
outcomes.
2. Which U.S. law established Medicare and Medicaid?
A. Affordable Care Act of 2010
B. Social Security Amendments of 1965
C. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
D. Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Rationale: Medicare and Medicaid were created through amendments
to the Social Security Act in 1965.
3. What is the primary goal of advocacy in nursing?
A. To increase a nurse’s salary
B. To ensure institutional profits
C. To promote patient rights and population health
D. To support hospital marketing campaigns
,Rationale: Nursing advocacy focuses on protecting patient rights and
improving health equity at both individual and population levels.
4. Which of the following is considered a determinant of health?
A. Blood pressure monitoring
B. Education level
C. Hospital readmission rate
D. Nursing licensure exam score
Rationale: Social determinants of health include education, income,
environment, and access to care.
5. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 primarily aimed to:
A. Eliminate private insurance companies
B. Provide free healthcare for all citizens
C. Increase access to health insurance and improve quality of care
D. Restrict Medicaid eligibility
Rationale: The ACA expanded access to insurance, emphasized
prevention, and improved healthcare quality.
6. Which organization is most responsible for funding health research
in the U.S.?
A. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
B. World Health Organization (WHO)
C. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
D. American Nurses Association (ANA)
,Rationale: The NIH provides most federal funding for biomedical and
health-related research.
7. Nurses who engage in health policy are most often acting in which
role?
A. Bedside caregiver only
B. Advocate and change agent
C. Laboratory researcher
D. Financial auditor
Rationale: Nurses influence policy by advocating for change, legislation,
and resource allocation.
8. Which global organization sets international health standards?
A. CMS
B. World Health Organization (WHO)
C. ANA
D. NIH
Rationale: WHO leads international public health efforts and sets global
health standards.
9. What is the main purpose of Healthy People 2030?
A. To fund Medicaid expansion
B. To set national health objectives and priorities
C. To establish nursing licensure requirements
D. To determine hospital reimbursement rates
, Rationale: Healthy People 2030 provides science-based goals to improve
U.S. population health.
10. A nurse lobbying for smoke-free legislation is engaging in:
A. Direct patient care
B. Evidence-based practice
C. Political advocacy
D. Professional licensure renewal
Rationale: Lobbying lawmakers to pass health-related legislation is a
form of political advocacy.
11. Which branch of government is primarily responsible for enacting
health policy laws?
A. Judicial
B. Legislative
C. Executive
D. Administrative
Rationale: The legislative branch (Congress) creates and passes health
policy laws.
12. Which U.S. agency is responsible for overseeing Medicare and
Medicaid?
A. NIH
B. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
C. FDA
D. CDC
