NURS 104 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
A national prevention initiative that focuses on improving the health of Americans by
providing a comprehensive set of disease privation and health promotion goals and
objectives with target dates. - Answers - Healthy People
______ _____ serves as a foundation for prevention and wellness activities across
various sectors and within the federal government and a model for measurement at the
state and local levels. - Answers - Healthy People
______ interventions maintain health before illness occurs. - Answers - Primary
An example of a ________ intervention: teaching people about healthy diets before they
become obese and encouraging adequate exercise. - Answers - primary
______ intervention prevent complications after disease onset screening. - Answers -
Secondary
An example of _____ intervention: breast screening using mammography and blood
pressure screening to diagnose hypertension. - Answers - secondary
______ intervention maintains or improves functions due to disease damage. - Answers
- Tertiary
An example of ____ intervention: teaching a person with diabetes how to administer
insulin and manage the disease or referring a stroke patient for rehab or providing long-
term home care. - Answers - tertiary
To pay stockholders or owners - Answers - for-profit
Profits go back into hospital - Answers - not-for-profit
Office of the President and 15 executive departments. - Answers - Executive
Senate and House of Representative known collectively as Congress with 535 elected
members. - Answers - Legislative
U.S. Supreme Court, federal district courts, and U.S. circuit courts of appeals. -
Answers - Judicial
The ____ branch of government does the following...
, 1. Recommends legislation and promotes major policy initiatives
2. implements laws and manages programs after they have been passed by Congress
through regulation, oversight, and presidential funding priorities.
3. Writes regulations that interpret statutes.
4. Has the power to veto legislation passed by congress. - Answers - Executive
The ___ branch of government does the following...
1. Possesses the sole federal power to enact legislation and to tax citizens and allocate
federal spending.
2. Able to originate and promote major policy initiatives.
3. Power to override a presidential veto. - Answers - Legislative
The ____ branch of government does the following...
1. Judicial interpretations of the Constitution or various laws may have a policy effect.
2. Resolves questions regarding agency regulations that may affect policy. - Answers -
Judicial
Analysis of issues for potential policy development...
1. Public perception of the problem
2. Definition of the problem
3. Societal consequences and number of people affected
4. Degree of support and opposition from stakeholders.
5. Introduction
6. Committee action
7. House and/or Senate action
8. Presidential action (sign, veto, over-ride) - Answers -
After a law is passed, the executive branch creates the _____ to enforce the new law.
These are made public and are available for public input, then a date is set for the new
law to become effective. - Answers - regulations
Once a bill becomes a law, implementation falls under jurisdiction of one of the
departments of the _____ branch. - Answers - executive
Grassroots = _____ level - Answers - local
The following are examples of ______ efforts...
1. registering to vote and voting in all elections
2. joining a professional nursing organization
3. working in candidates' campaigns
4. attending a "meet the candidates" town hall meeting to learn about the candidate
position on issues
5. visiting with policymakers or their staff
6. communicating with policymakers by email, fax or phone - Answers - grassroots
ANSWERS
A national prevention initiative that focuses on improving the health of Americans by
providing a comprehensive set of disease privation and health promotion goals and
objectives with target dates. - Answers - Healthy People
______ _____ serves as a foundation for prevention and wellness activities across
various sectors and within the federal government and a model for measurement at the
state and local levels. - Answers - Healthy People
______ interventions maintain health before illness occurs. - Answers - Primary
An example of a ________ intervention: teaching people about healthy diets before they
become obese and encouraging adequate exercise. - Answers - primary
______ intervention prevent complications after disease onset screening. - Answers -
Secondary
An example of _____ intervention: breast screening using mammography and blood
pressure screening to diagnose hypertension. - Answers - secondary
______ intervention maintains or improves functions due to disease damage. - Answers
- Tertiary
An example of ____ intervention: teaching a person with diabetes how to administer
insulin and manage the disease or referring a stroke patient for rehab or providing long-
term home care. - Answers - tertiary
To pay stockholders or owners - Answers - for-profit
Profits go back into hospital - Answers - not-for-profit
Office of the President and 15 executive departments. - Answers - Executive
Senate and House of Representative known collectively as Congress with 535 elected
members. - Answers - Legislative
U.S. Supreme Court, federal district courts, and U.S. circuit courts of appeals. -
Answers - Judicial
The ____ branch of government does the following...
, 1. Recommends legislation and promotes major policy initiatives
2. implements laws and manages programs after they have been passed by Congress
through regulation, oversight, and presidential funding priorities.
3. Writes regulations that interpret statutes.
4. Has the power to veto legislation passed by congress. - Answers - Executive
The ___ branch of government does the following...
1. Possesses the sole federal power to enact legislation and to tax citizens and allocate
federal spending.
2. Able to originate and promote major policy initiatives.
3. Power to override a presidential veto. - Answers - Legislative
The ____ branch of government does the following...
1. Judicial interpretations of the Constitution or various laws may have a policy effect.
2. Resolves questions regarding agency regulations that may affect policy. - Answers -
Judicial
Analysis of issues for potential policy development...
1. Public perception of the problem
2. Definition of the problem
3. Societal consequences and number of people affected
4. Degree of support and opposition from stakeholders.
5. Introduction
6. Committee action
7. House and/or Senate action
8. Presidential action (sign, veto, over-ride) - Answers -
After a law is passed, the executive branch creates the _____ to enforce the new law.
These are made public and are available for public input, then a date is set for the new
law to become effective. - Answers - regulations
Once a bill becomes a law, implementation falls under jurisdiction of one of the
departments of the _____ branch. - Answers - executive
Grassroots = _____ level - Answers - local
The following are examples of ______ efforts...
1. registering to vote and voting in all elections
2. joining a professional nursing organization
3. working in candidates' campaigns
4. attending a "meet the candidates" town hall meeting to learn about the candidate
position on issues
5. visiting with policymakers or their staff
6. communicating with policymakers by email, fax or phone - Answers - grassroots
