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NUR 242 Exam 2 2025: Comprehensive Guide to Health Policy, Nursing Laws, and Practice Standards

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Prepare for your NUR 242 Exam 2 2025 with this in-depth guide covering health policy, nursing laws, and practice standards. Learn about federal and state health policies, the Nurse Practice Act, delegation, negligence, informed consent, and disciplinary actions. Discover key concepts like HIPAA, EMTALA, and the Patient Self-Determination Act, along with exam tips and verified answers to help you achieve an A+. Perfect for nursing students seeking a thorough review of legal and ethical nursing practices.

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1/23/25, 6:22 AM NUR 242 EXAM 2 2025 (NEWEST EXAM) | QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANS…




NUR 242 E XA M 2 2025 (NEWEST EXAM) |
QUESTIONS AND C O R R E C T A N SW E R S |
ALREA DY GR ADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS




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goal-directed decision making about health that is the
result of an authorized, public decision making
process; those actions, nonactions, directions, and/or
guidance related to health that are decided by
what is the definition of
governments or other authorized entities.
health policy?
examples?
what are some examples?
decisions related to federal subsidies for the
education of health professionals, state regulations
that cover insurance benefits

the scope of health policy wide and varied
is ______ and _____. macro level: i.e. medicare program funding
what are some examples micro: co payments for care
of macro-level? micro-
level?

1. state and national legislatures
what are the major public
2. state and national and local courts and judiciary
authorities operating at
3. executive branches of federal and state
the federal, state and
governments
local level? (4)
4. regulatory agencies




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-authority to create laws
what do legislatures - determining appropriate funding for legislative act
provide for health policy? -providing oversight for policies that are administered
by government agencies

- often staging grounds for determining rights in
health policy disputes through judicial review (ie can
what do court systems include challenging unreasonable government action,
provide for health policy? supporting the establishment of newly created rights
through legislation, ensuring protection provided by
healthcare law)

-responsible for execution of laws passed by
what does the executive
legislatures
branch provide for health
state governors, US president, chief executive
policy?
who oversees tasks
chief executives- develop and implement institutional
completed by this
budgets, control vast resources of executive branch
branch?
and usually able to use veto authority to influence
jobs of chief executives?
policy changes

-may be part of executive branch or independent
implement and enforce laws through a rule-making
what do regulatory
process
agencies do for health
-rules made by these agencies have the force of law
policy?
(ie decisions related to nursing licensure by state
boards)




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MAJOR:
1. Decisions are made by authorized government
institutions (ie legislatures, courts, government-
authorized entities)
2. decision-making process is subject to public review
What are the 3 major
and public input
attributes of health
3. health policies address a public goal
policy?
minor attributes (2)?
MINOR:
1. health policies are subject to ongoing review by
governing institutions and by the public
2. health policy goals change according to changes in
political and social values, trends and attitudes

1. agenda setting: health related issue is identified as a
problem- nurses can be helpful in this stage to frame
the issue (creating a particular perspective of the
Explain each stage of the
issue- ie patients have the right to assisted suicide bc
policy process:
they have right to make their own decisions)
agenda setting
2. policy formulation- different policy interventions
policy formation
are proposed and considered
policy adoption
3. policy adoption- proposed intervention is selected
policy implementation
4. policy implementation- carrying out proposed
policy evaluation
intervention
5. policy evaluation- determining if policy achieved
the desired policy goals.

what are the theoretical intergovernmental relationships, participative
links with healthcare governance, values, dynamic tension
policy?

what are the 2 values that fairness and efficiency
are the heart of most
public policy decisions?




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