Use the Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care 8th edition book and other resources. APA 7th edition for referencesAHP.docx

Name:__________________

1. Nurses act to influence policy when: (1 point)

a. A focusing event occurs

b. The political environment is right

c. A policy has unintended consequences

d. All the above

e. Only a and b

2. Which of the following is not an upstream factor influencing health: (1 point)

a. Safe environment

b. Violence

c. Employment

d. Healthy foods

e. All of the above

3. The word “advocate” means: (1 point)

a. To support patients and families

b. To plead the cause of another

c. To perform legal activity

d. To perform political activity

e. All of the above

4. Consider the philosophies of Thomas Hobbs, John Locke, and John Stuart Mills, Jeremy Bentham . Briefly describe the one which resonates the Least with you and state why? (1 point)

5. Name and briefly define 5 of the essentials steps of conducting a policy analysis. Cite source and page number. (2 points)

6. What is the difference between the legislative branch, the executive and judicial branches of government? Give a specific example to illustrate the difference. Cite your source and page number. ( 2 point)

7. A). Assuming that an issue is identified and a bill is then introduced first in the House of Representatives, identify the steps that follow until the bill is either signed into law or vetoed.

( 1 points)

B). List at least 3 ways that nurses can influence the passage of a bill. ( Cite source and page number). (1 point)