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Public Health Policy Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Match the following actions to the underlying ethical principle: A state legislature decides to allocate funds to prenatal care instead of intensive care nurseries
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Utilitarianism seeks the greatest good for the greatest number, here prioritizing prenatal care.
Question 2 of 5
Amount payable is limited
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Both policy types have coverage limits.
Question 3 of 5
Which nurse fought to have American nursing controlled by nurses rather than physicians?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Lavinia Dock was a political activist who waged a campaign for legislation to allow nurses to control the nursing profession. Florence Nightingale was the first nurse to exert political pressure on a government. Clara Barton was responsible for organizing relief efforts during the U.S. Civil War. Lillian Wald was the driving force behind the federal government's development of the Children's Bureau in 1912.
Question 4 of 5
Which best describes the most important factor in legislation?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Public policy encompasses the choices made regarding goals, priorities, and how resources are allocated. Policy choices reflect the values, beliefs, and attitudes of those designing the policy. The influence of the president, preferences of Americans, and amount of financing related to the legislation are not as important as the beliefs, attitudes, and values of the policy.
Question 5 of 5
Which best describes why it is so difficult to change the paradigm of health care from disease orientation to promoting health orientation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A shift in the paradigm would necessitate a substantial reallocation of resources because the vast majority of health spending is currently directed to medical care and biomedical research and reflects a viewpoint of health care as a commodity. The allocation of resources has the most influence on creating a paradigm shift. Individual opinions and the use of media do not play as great of role as where resources are spent.