NURS 501
Health Policy & Ethics
Comprehensive Finals Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following is a primary goal of health policy?
- A. To increase healthcare costs
- B. To improve population health outcomes
- C. To limit access to healthcare services
- D. To reduce healthcare workforce
- ANS: B. To improve population health outcomes
- Rationale: Health policy aims to improve the health
outcomes of populations by implementing effective healthcare
strategies and regulations.
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,2. What is the main purpose of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
- A. To reduce the number of uninsured individuals
- B. To increase healthcare costs
- C. To limit access to healthcare services
- D. To reduce the quality of care
- ANS: A. To reduce the number of uninsured individuals
- Rationale: The ACA aims to increase access to healthcare
by reducing the number of uninsured individuals and improving
the quality of care.
3. Which ethical principle emphasizes the importance of doing
good and preventing harm?
- A. Autonomy
- B. Beneficence
- C. Justice
- D. Nonmaleficence
- ANS: B. Beneficence
- Rationale: Beneficence is the ethical principle that
emphasizes doing good and preventing harm to patients.
4. Which of the following is an example of a social determinant
of health?
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, - A. Genetic predisposition
- B. Access to education
- C. Blood pressure
- D. Heart rate
- ANS: B. Access to education
- Rationale: Social determinants of health are conditions in
the environment that affect health outcomes, such as access to
education, socioeconomic status, and living conditions.
5. What is the primary focus of the principle of justice in
healthcare ethics?
- A. Ensuring patient autonomy
- B. Distributing healthcare resources fairly
- C. Preventing harm to patients
- D. Promoting patient confidentiality
- ANS: B. Distributing healthcare resources fairly
- Rationale: The principle of justice in healthcare ethics
focuses on the fair distribution of healthcare resources and
ensuring equitable access to care.
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
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, 6. The process of creating and implementing policies to improve
public health is known as __________.
- ANS: Health policy
- Rationale: Health policy involves the creation and
implementation of policies to improve public health outcomes.
7. The ethical principle that emphasizes the right of individuals
to make their own healthcare decisions is called __________.
- ANS: Autonomy
- Rationale: Autonomy is the ethical principle that
emphasizes the importance of respecting individuals' rights to
make their own healthcare decisions.
8. The __________ Act aims to increase access to healthcare
and reduce the number of uninsured individuals in the United
States.
- ANS: Affordable Care
- Rationale: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aims to increase
access to healthcare and reduce the number of uninsured
individuals.
9. The principle of __________ in healthcare ethics focuses on
doing good and preventing harm to patients.
- ANS: Beneficence
©2024/2025
Health Policy & Ethics
Comprehensive Finals Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following is a primary goal of health policy?
- A. To increase healthcare costs
- B. To improve population health outcomes
- C. To limit access to healthcare services
- D. To reduce healthcare workforce
- ANS: B. To improve population health outcomes
- Rationale: Health policy aims to improve the health
outcomes of populations by implementing effective healthcare
strategies and regulations.
©2024/2025
,2. What is the main purpose of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
- A. To reduce the number of uninsured individuals
- B. To increase healthcare costs
- C. To limit access to healthcare services
- D. To reduce the quality of care
- ANS: A. To reduce the number of uninsured individuals
- Rationale: The ACA aims to increase access to healthcare
by reducing the number of uninsured individuals and improving
the quality of care.
3. Which ethical principle emphasizes the importance of doing
good and preventing harm?
- A. Autonomy
- B. Beneficence
- C. Justice
- D. Nonmaleficence
- ANS: B. Beneficence
- Rationale: Beneficence is the ethical principle that
emphasizes doing good and preventing harm to patients.
4. Which of the following is an example of a social determinant
of health?
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, - A. Genetic predisposition
- B. Access to education
- C. Blood pressure
- D. Heart rate
- ANS: B. Access to education
- Rationale: Social determinants of health are conditions in
the environment that affect health outcomes, such as access to
education, socioeconomic status, and living conditions.
5. What is the primary focus of the principle of justice in
healthcare ethics?
- A. Ensuring patient autonomy
- B. Distributing healthcare resources fairly
- C. Preventing harm to patients
- D. Promoting patient confidentiality
- ANS: B. Distributing healthcare resources fairly
- Rationale: The principle of justice in healthcare ethics
focuses on the fair distribution of healthcare resources and
ensuring equitable access to care.
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
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, 6. The process of creating and implementing policies to improve
public health is known as __________.
- ANS: Health policy
- Rationale: Health policy involves the creation and
implementation of policies to improve public health outcomes.
7. The ethical principle that emphasizes the right of individuals
to make their own healthcare decisions is called __________.
- ANS: Autonomy
- Rationale: Autonomy is the ethical principle that
emphasizes the importance of respecting individuals' rights to
make their own healthcare decisions.
8. The __________ Act aims to increase access to healthcare
and reduce the number of uninsured individuals in the United
States.
- ANS: Affordable Care
- Rationale: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aims to increase
access to healthcare and reduce the number of uninsured
individuals.
9. The principle of __________ in healthcare ethics focuses on
doing good and preventing harm to patients.
- ANS: Beneficence
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