NURSING TRENDS AND ISSUES EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
public hearings - Answer-held as regulations are being developed
major players in policy marking - Answer-interest groups; executive agency;
congressional committees and subcommittees
Strategies used by interest groups to influence policy - Answer-lobbying; electioneering;
litigation; shaping public opinion; coalition building.
phases of policy development - Answer-formulation phase; implementation phase;
modification phase
kingdom model of formulation - Answer-problem stream; policy stream; political
circumstances stream
current issues and trends - Answer-nursing shortage; faculty shortage; quality care;
professional nursing organization legislative agenda
Utilitarianism (Teleology) - Answer-ends justify the means; the "great happiness
principle”.
Deontology - Answer-duty and obligation; end results are unimportant.
Virtue Ethics - Answer-actions are based on innate moral traits; moral character of an
individual is key to good behaviour; virtue is learned by habit; virtuous people do
virtuous things
Autonomy - Answer-freedom of choice
Beneficence - Answer-benefit patient; do good
Justice - Answer-fair equitable and appropriate treatment
Nonmaleficence - Answer-do no harm
Nursing Process - Answer-a deliberate activity that provides a systematic method for
busing practice utilizing both logical thinking and intuitive knowledge
Nursing Process steps - Answer-1. articulate the problem 2. gather data and identify
conflicting moral claims; analyses alternatives 3. explore strategies 4. implement the
strategy and justify the selection 5. evaluate the outcome of action
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
public hearings - Answer-held as regulations are being developed
major players in policy marking - Answer-interest groups; executive agency;
congressional committees and subcommittees
Strategies used by interest groups to influence policy - Answer-lobbying; electioneering;
litigation; shaping public opinion; coalition building.
phases of policy development - Answer-formulation phase; implementation phase;
modification phase
kingdom model of formulation - Answer-problem stream; policy stream; political
circumstances stream
current issues and trends - Answer-nursing shortage; faculty shortage; quality care;
professional nursing organization legislative agenda
Utilitarianism (Teleology) - Answer-ends justify the means; the "great happiness
principle”.
Deontology - Answer-duty and obligation; end results are unimportant.
Virtue Ethics - Answer-actions are based on innate moral traits; moral character of an
individual is key to good behaviour; virtue is learned by habit; virtuous people do
virtuous things
Autonomy - Answer-freedom of choice
Beneficence - Answer-benefit patient; do good
Justice - Answer-fair equitable and appropriate treatment
Nonmaleficence - Answer-do no harm
Nursing Process - Answer-a deliberate activity that provides a systematic method for
busing practice utilizing both logical thinking and intuitive knowledge
Nursing Process steps - Answer-1. articulate the problem 2. gather data and identify
conflicting moral claims; analyses alternatives 3. explore strategies 4. implement the
strategy and justify the selection 5. evaluate the outcome of action
