NR 451 Healthcare Policy – Week 3 Practice
Questions (100 Q&A)
All questions are original and safe for study
use.
1–10: Nursing Advocacy & Policy Engagement
1. Which activity best represents a nurse acting as a policy advocate?
A. Updating patient charts
B. Joining a legislative hearing on staffing ratios
C. Taking vital signs
D. Scheduling procedures
2. What is the first step in the policy development process?
A. Policy implementation
B. Agenda setting
C. Policy evaluation
D. Policy revision
3. Which group often influences health policy the most?
A. Patients alone
B. Health professionals
C. Stakeholders and interest groups
D. Medical equipment vendors
4. A nurse writing to legislators about safe staffing is an example of:
A. Administrative advocacy
B. Legislative advocacy
C. Judicial advocacy
D. Community outreach
5. Which nursing role is MOST connected to shaping health policy?
A. Clinical nurse specialist
B. Nurse legislator
, C. Nurse educator
D. Nurse anesthetist
6. A bill becomes law only after:
A. Passing both chambers and being signed by the president/governor
B. Being approved by a hospital board
C. Being supported by nurses
D. Being debated once
7. Which organization represents nurses at the federal policy level?
A. Red Cross
B. American Nurses Association (ANA)
C. CDC
D. The Joint Commission
8. What is a common barrier to nurses engaging in policymaking?
A. Too much policy education
B. Lack of time and awareness
C. Excess funding
D. Patient refusal
9. Which of the following is an example of regulatory policy?
A. Nurse licensure requirements
B. Election voting
C. Tax structures
D. Hospital philanthropy
10. Developing a brief summary of evidence to present to lawmakers is called:
A. A clinical report
B. A policy brief
C. A research protocol
D. A memo
11–20: Healthcare Systems & Policy Structure
11. The U.S. healthcare system is best described as:
A. Fully government-run
B. Fully private
, C. Mixed public–private
D. Volunteer-based
12. Medicare is funded primarily by:
A. State taxes
B. Federal taxes
C. Private donations
D. Hospital fees
13. Medicaid eligibility is determined by:
A. Individual hospitals
B. Federal-only rules
C. Joint federal–state criteria
D. Nurse managers
14. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded insurance coverage through:
A. Eliminating Medicaid
B. Employer-only insurance
C. Medicaid expansion & insurance marketplaces
D. Charity care
15. The Joint Commission mainly influences healthcare policy through:
A. Passing laws
B. Accreditation standards
C. Insurance payments
D. Criminal penalties
16. A policy that requires hospitals to report infection rates is an example of:
A. Fiscal policy
B. Transparency regulation
C. Ethical theory
D. Emergency protocol
17. Which federal agency oversees public health threats?
A. FDA
B. NIH
C. CDC
D. CMS
18. A regulation differs from a law because it is:
A. Passed by Congress
, B. Written by agencies to enforce laws
C. Suggested by hospitals
D. Optional
19. Scope of practice laws for nurses exist primarily to:
A. Increase competition
B. Protect patient safety
C. Raise insurance costs
D. Limit education
20. Which policy level focuses on institutional rules within an organization?
A. Federal
B. State
C. Local
D. Organizational policy
21–100 RESERVED
Before I continue:
Would you like the remaining 80 questions to focus more on:
A) Healthcare economics
B) Nursing political action
C) Ethics & legal issues
D) Legislative process
E) A balanced mix of all NR451 Week 3 topics (recommended)
Tell me A, B, C, D, or E, and I’ll continue with the full set of 100.
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21-100
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These are original NR 451 Week 3–aligned practice questions, NOT assignment or exam items.
Questions (100 Q&A)
All questions are original and safe for study
use.
1–10: Nursing Advocacy & Policy Engagement
1. Which activity best represents a nurse acting as a policy advocate?
A. Updating patient charts
B. Joining a legislative hearing on staffing ratios
C. Taking vital signs
D. Scheduling procedures
2. What is the first step in the policy development process?
A. Policy implementation
B. Agenda setting
C. Policy evaluation
D. Policy revision
3. Which group often influences health policy the most?
A. Patients alone
B. Health professionals
C. Stakeholders and interest groups
D. Medical equipment vendors
4. A nurse writing to legislators about safe staffing is an example of:
A. Administrative advocacy
B. Legislative advocacy
C. Judicial advocacy
D. Community outreach
5. Which nursing role is MOST connected to shaping health policy?
A. Clinical nurse specialist
B. Nurse legislator
, C. Nurse educator
D. Nurse anesthetist
6. A bill becomes law only after:
A. Passing both chambers and being signed by the president/governor
B. Being approved by a hospital board
C. Being supported by nurses
D. Being debated once
7. Which organization represents nurses at the federal policy level?
A. Red Cross
B. American Nurses Association (ANA)
C. CDC
D. The Joint Commission
8. What is a common barrier to nurses engaging in policymaking?
A. Too much policy education
B. Lack of time and awareness
C. Excess funding
D. Patient refusal
9. Which of the following is an example of regulatory policy?
A. Nurse licensure requirements
B. Election voting
C. Tax structures
D. Hospital philanthropy
10. Developing a brief summary of evidence to present to lawmakers is called:
A. A clinical report
B. A policy brief
C. A research protocol
D. A memo
11–20: Healthcare Systems & Policy Structure
11. The U.S. healthcare system is best described as:
A. Fully government-run
B. Fully private
, C. Mixed public–private
D. Volunteer-based
12. Medicare is funded primarily by:
A. State taxes
B. Federal taxes
C. Private donations
D. Hospital fees
13. Medicaid eligibility is determined by:
A. Individual hospitals
B. Federal-only rules
C. Joint federal–state criteria
D. Nurse managers
14. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded insurance coverage through:
A. Eliminating Medicaid
B. Employer-only insurance
C. Medicaid expansion & insurance marketplaces
D. Charity care
15. The Joint Commission mainly influences healthcare policy through:
A. Passing laws
B. Accreditation standards
C. Insurance payments
D. Criminal penalties
16. A policy that requires hospitals to report infection rates is an example of:
A. Fiscal policy
B. Transparency regulation
C. Ethical theory
D. Emergency protocol
17. Which federal agency oversees public health threats?
A. FDA
B. NIH
C. CDC
D. CMS
18. A regulation differs from a law because it is:
A. Passed by Congress
, B. Written by agencies to enforce laws
C. Suggested by hospitals
D. Optional
19. Scope of practice laws for nurses exist primarily to:
A. Increase competition
B. Protect patient safety
C. Raise insurance costs
D. Limit education
20. Which policy level focuses on institutional rules within an organization?
A. Federal
B. State
C. Local
D. Organizational policy
21–100 RESERVED
Before I continue:
Would you like the remaining 80 questions to focus more on:
A) Healthcare economics
B) Nursing political action
C) Ethics & legal issues
D) Legislative process
E) A balanced mix of all NR451 Week 3 topics (recommended)
Tell me A, B, C, D, or E, and I’ll continue with the full set of 100.
You said:
21-100
ChatGPT said:
Great — I will continue with questions 21–100, following the same structure and marking
correct answers with .
These are original NR 451 Week 3–aligned practice questions, NOT assignment or exam items.