NURA 1050-Exam 3 Questions with VERIFIED ANSWERS
To help his students review for a quiz, an instructor asks his class to name causes of the nursing shortage.
Which answer given by a student indicates a need for clarification?
1. Historically low wages for nurses
2. Stressful working conditi...
NURA 1050-Exam 3 Questions with VERIFIED ANSWERS
To help his students review for a quiz, an instructor asks his class to name causes of the nursing shortage.
Which answer given by a student indicates a need for clarification?
1. Historically low wages for nurses
2. Stressful working conditions
3. Increased career opportunities for women
4. Lack of nursing faculty to teach students - CORRECT ANSWER-1
What are the MAIN reasons nurses become politically active? Select all that apply.
1. To improve their working environments
2. To advocate for their clients and for public health
3. To assume high government office
4. To express their dissatisfaction with nursing as a career
5. To influence legislation that affects their ability to practice - CORRECT ANSWER-1, 2, 5
What do housekeeping bills and executive orders have in common?
1. They shape policy with minimal involvement from the legislature
2. They involve revising and updating existing policies
3. They are both initiated by the chief executive
4. They can both be used to move forward a policy that faces strong legislature opposition - CORRECT
ANSWER-4
Mara has organized a meeting between a group of hospice nurses and their representative at the state
capital. The group wants to persuade the representative to vote for legislation to expand Medicaid
coverage of hospice care to pediatric clients who qualify for it. Mara and her group are involved in
______. - CORRECT ANSWER-lobbying
, Omar and Joleen, two nursing students, are arguing about the effects of the media on the legislative
process. Omar points to the negative effects of soundbites and social media memes that oversimplify or,
even worse, misrepresent candidates' positions. What positive examples of medias effects might Joleen
respond with? Select all that apply.
1. Media shapes public opinion
2. Transcripts of candidates' speeches are available online
3. News media focus on sensational or "click bait" stories
4. Audio or video files of speeches may be watched or listened to anytime
5. Candidates can use social media to communicate in real time directly with their constituents -
CORRECT ANSWER-2, 4
Malia, an RN, educates herself about upcoming legislative initiatives, writes and calls her representatives
to share her opinions, and votes in every election. However, she feels as though she is not making much
of a difference. What simple action would give Malia more political clout as a nurse?
1. Organizing a nurses' union at her hospital
2. Joining the American Nurses Association
3. Running for government office
4. Encouraging coworkers on her unit to share their opinions on health-care legislation their
representative - CORRECT ANSWER-2
Zayvon, an RN in the cath lab, has decided to become more politically active. What can Zayvon do to
convince his senator to take him and his agenda seriously? Select all that apply.
1. Write the senator a letter presenting his agenda
2. Donate to the senators election campaign
3. Volunteer to phone bank for the senator
4. Organize a block of voters to support the senator
5. Offer to endorse the senator in campaign ads - CORRECT ANSWER-2, 3, 4, 5
How does the American Nurses Association (ANA) influence politics in the United States?
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