PN Health Policy Assessment 2.0

A nurse is participating in a High School career day and is teaching about accreditation of nursing programs. Which of the following statements should the nurse make ?

"Nurses who graduate from accredited nursing programs will have more employment opportunities."

A school nurse who works in a low-income school district is assisting with planning a community program to improve healthy eating habits of school-age students in the district. Which of the following organizations should the nurse contact to provide funding?

"Administration for Children and Families (ACF)"

A school nurse notifies the guardian of a school-age child who has failed the vision screening and recommends the child see an optometrist. The guardian reports that they cannot afford private health insurance. Which of the following programs should the nurse recommend the guardian contact?

"Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)"

A nurse has completed administering a controlled substance to a client. There is 1 mL of the medication left in the syringe. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to dispose of the unused medication?

"Have a second nurse witness the disposal of the client's unused medication."

A nurse is caring for a client whose neighbor works on another unit. The neighbor calls the unit and asks the client's nurse, "What happened to the client?" Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

"Tell the neighbor they cannot give them that information"

A nurse in a provider's office is collecting data from a client. The client tells the nurse that they have not had their annual mammogram screening because their insurance plan does not include that test. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

"The Affordable Care Act requires all insurance plans offer preventative services such as mammogram screenings."

A nurse is a member of the facility's quality improvement committee. The committee is concerned with the increase in the number of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) at the facility. Which of the following agencies should the nurse use to find best-practice guidelines for the care of clients with indwelling urinary catheters?

"Centers for Disease Control (CDC)"

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about an OSHA standard that is engineer controlled to minimize needlestick injuries. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?

"Needleless IV tubing for IV infusions is an example of an OSHA standard that is engineer controlled."

A nurse in the ICU is assisting with the care of a young adult clients who is deceased and has a valid organ donation card. The client's parents have expressed a desire against having the client's organs donated. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

"Inform the parents about the law that prohibits their ability to revoke the client's wishes to donate."

A newly licensed nurse is assigned to care for a client who has a newly inserted chest tube. The nurse has not previously cared for a client who has a chest tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

"Review the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) manual.

A nurse who has a multistate nursing license receives a request from a facility in a neighboring state about providing care in their facility during an emergency disaster. Which of the following actions should the nurse take prior to responding to the request?

Contact the state board of nursing in the neighboring state.