POLICY AND POLITICS IN NURSING AND
HEALTH CARE 8TH EDITION BY DIANA
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ What do NLNAC and CCNE do?
Answer: They provide accreditation for nursing programs
throughout the United States.
◉ What is the role of the NCSBN?
Answer: To coordinate the development of licensure examinations
for practical nurses and RNs, and support common licensure
standards.
◉ What is the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)?
Answer: A cabinet-level administrative unit of the federal
government with major service divisions affecting healthcare.
◉ What does the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
mandate?
Answer: It prescribes safety measures and equipment to improve
health and safety in the workplace.
, ◉ Which organizations serve the needs of LPN/LVNs?
Answer: The National Association for Licensed Practical Nurses
(NALPN) and the National Association for Practical Nurse Education
and Service (NAPNES).
◉ What is the focus of the American Organization of Nurse Leaders
(AONL)?
Answer: To represent nurse leaders and provide continuing
education and certification.
◉ What is the purpose of honorary organizations like Sigma Theta
Tau?
Answer: To recognize and honor nurses and nursing.
◉ What does the NSNA represent?
Answer: The interests and needs of nursing students as an
autonomous organization.
◉ How can nurses be politically active?
Answer: By joining nursing organizations, writing letters to
representatives, and engaging in public discourse.
◉ Why is OSHA important to nurses?
Answer: It mandates a hazard-free work environment.
HEALTH CARE 8TH EDITION BY DIANA
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ What do NLNAC and CCNE do?
Answer: They provide accreditation for nursing programs
throughout the United States.
◉ What is the role of the NCSBN?
Answer: To coordinate the development of licensure examinations
for practical nurses and RNs, and support common licensure
standards.
◉ What is the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)?
Answer: A cabinet-level administrative unit of the federal
government with major service divisions affecting healthcare.
◉ What does the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
mandate?
Answer: It prescribes safety measures and equipment to improve
health and safety in the workplace.
, ◉ Which organizations serve the needs of LPN/LVNs?
Answer: The National Association for Licensed Practical Nurses
(NALPN) and the National Association for Practical Nurse Education
and Service (NAPNES).
◉ What is the focus of the American Organization of Nurse Leaders
(AONL)?
Answer: To represent nurse leaders and provide continuing
education and certification.
◉ What is the purpose of honorary organizations like Sigma Theta
Tau?
Answer: To recognize and honor nurses and nursing.
◉ What does the NSNA represent?
Answer: The interests and needs of nursing students as an
autonomous organization.
◉ How can nurses be politically active?
Answer: By joining nursing organizations, writing letters to
representatives, and engaging in public discourse.
◉ Why is OSHA important to nurses?
Answer: It mandates a hazard-free work environment.
