PPN 302 -Week 10-Test Questions All
Solved Correctly.
nursing practice is grounded in _______ and _____ - Answer advocacy and activism
activism vs. advocacy - Answer activism is on a larger scale, attached to political action
health promotion sub-strategies - Answer - policy development
- advocacy
- community development
- health communication
- health education
politics - Answer social relations, common goals/conflicts, power (symbolic and material)
policy - Answer a course of action anchored in a set of values, public goals, and beliefs about
the best way to achieve those goals
- an approach to identifying problems that those in power might help alleviate
- provides principles that guide actions
- sets roles and responsibilities
public policy - Answer sets the terms for how society will go about addressing specific
economic, health and social issues. guides the distribution of resources that influence the
determinants of health and well-being of populations and communities (long-standing)
levels of policy - Answer • International (e.g., Free Trade Agreement)
• Federal (e.g. Canada's Health Act; Charter of Rights and Freedom)
• Provincial (e.g. Highway Traffic Act; Seatbelt Bylaw)
• Regional/Municipal (e.g., No Smoking Bylaw)
• Organizational (e.g., Access & Equity Policy
• Household (e.g., home by midnight)
political action - Answer the process of trying to influence decision-makers to implement
changes to improve the lives of clients, communities, and populations (done "with" not "for")
Solved Correctly.
nursing practice is grounded in _______ and _____ - Answer advocacy and activism
activism vs. advocacy - Answer activism is on a larger scale, attached to political action
health promotion sub-strategies - Answer - policy development
- advocacy
- community development
- health communication
- health education
politics - Answer social relations, common goals/conflicts, power (symbolic and material)
policy - Answer a course of action anchored in a set of values, public goals, and beliefs about
the best way to achieve those goals
- an approach to identifying problems that those in power might help alleviate
- provides principles that guide actions
- sets roles and responsibilities
public policy - Answer sets the terms for how society will go about addressing specific
economic, health and social issues. guides the distribution of resources that influence the
determinants of health and well-being of populations and communities (long-standing)
levels of policy - Answer • International (e.g., Free Trade Agreement)
• Federal (e.g. Canada's Health Act; Charter of Rights and Freedom)
• Provincial (e.g. Highway Traffic Act; Seatbelt Bylaw)
• Regional/Municipal (e.g., No Smoking Bylaw)
• Organizational (e.g., Access & Equity Policy
• Household (e.g., home by midnight)
political action - Answer the process of trying to influence decision-makers to implement
changes to improve the lives of clients, communities, and populations (done "with" not "for")
