Population Week 4 PP

A community health nurse is asked to evaluate a proposed policy that would affect transportation, housing, and access to healthcare services within the community.

Which concept should guide the nurse's evaluation of the policy?

Health in All Policies (HiAP)

A public health nurse wants to advocate for a policy that would improve access to healthcare for a vulnerable population. The nurse has accurate evidence but is unsure how to proceed.

Which action represents the Right Person(s) component of advocacy?

Identifying policymakers and influential stakeholders

A state nursing organization has identified a problem involving limited access to healthcare. Members gather evidence and begin discussing the issue with stakeholders before developing a proposed policy.

Which stage of the policy-making process is occurring when the issue is first identified as something requiring attention?

Setting an agenda

A nurse learns that a healthcare policy has been changed several times over many years, with each change making a small adjustment to the existing policy rather than replacing it entirely.

Which concept does this describe?

Incrementalism

A public health department is considering implementing a new community intervention. Administrators compare the money required to implement the program with the monetary value of medical costs avoided, increased productivity, and improvements in health.

Which method is being used?

Cost-benefit analysis

A nurse is hesitant to become involved in healthcare policy because the nurse believes that bedside nurses have little influence over political decisions.

Which response by the nurse educator is most appropriate?

"Nurses see firsthand how policies affect patient safety, access, outcomes, and health disparities."

A nurse wants to become more involved in healthcare policy but reports working long shifts because of understaffing and having little time outside of work.

Which barrier to nursing political involvement is illustrated?

Heavy workloads with understaffing

A community health nurse is developing a program to address healthcare disparities. Which intervention is most consistent with the recommendations for nurses advancing health equity?

Identify and eliminate barriers to care while increasing the diversity of the nursing workforce.

A population health nurse evaluates a healthcare program to determine whether it improves patient outcomes and is consistent with current knowledge.

Which definition of quality of care is the nurse applying?

The degree to which health services increase the likelihood of desired outcomes and are consistent with current knowledge