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NSG 3480 Test 2 | Questions and Answers|Latest Update | A grade
What makes the CDC different? - ✔✔applies research and findings to improve people's daily
lives and responds to health emergencies
Commodification of Healthcare - ✔✔USA has market-based system which results in curative
care instead of preventative for bigger profits
more people that get diabetes = more money for big pharma
Policy - ✔✔denotes a course of action to be followed by a government, business, or
institution to obtain a desired effect
Public policy - ✔✔denotes precepts and standards formed by governmental bodies that are
of fundamental concern to the state and the whole of the general public
Health policy - ✔✔is a statement of a decision regarding a goal in health care and a plan for
achieving that goal
Nursing policy - ✔✔specifies nursing leadership that influences and shapes health policy and
nursing practice
Institutional policy - ✔✔rules that govern worksites and identify institution's goals,
operation, and treatment of employees
Public vs Private Health Policy - ✔✔private is about money and consumerism
, public is about social and political factors as well
private insurance is greedy; public is for poor people so it can't be
What makes nurses interested in politics? - ✔✔Role models
Nurses and Political Action Committees (PAC) - ✔✔- Have been important sources of
collective political influence since the 1970's.
- These nonpartisan entities promote the election of candidates believed to be sympathetic to
their interests.
- The advantage of a PAC is that small donations from many members add up to a significant
donation to a campaign fund in the name of the organization.
- The disadvantage of a PAC is the financial contributions for special-interest legislation.
However, as long as PACs are a reality of political life, nurses need to recognize their power and
support those that are committed to electing candidates sympathetic to health care issues.
Hill-Burton Act of 1946 - ✔✔Authorized federal assistance in the construction of hospitals
and health centers with stipulations about services for the uninsured
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 - ✔✔This law changed health care radically
by introducing a new reimbursement method
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985 - ✔✔It requires all
hospitals with emergency services that participate in Medicare to treat any client in their
emergency services, whether of not that client is covered by Medicare or has the ability to pay.
Also. Employers who terminate an employee must continue benefits for the employee and
dependents for a specified period if the employee had health benefits before the termination
Health Amendment Act of 1956 - ✔✔Authorizes funds to aid registered nurses (RNs)in full-
time study of administration, supervision, or teaching. As a result, in 1964, the Nurse Training
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