ATI RN
Public Health Policy Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Match the following situations with the appropriate legal claim: A physician does not follow up after the acute stage of an illness
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Abandonment occurs when a physician terminates care without ensuring follow-up.
Question 2 of 5
Match the following actions to the underlying ethical principle: A 27-year-old woman donates a kidney to her 17-year-old brother who has end-stage renal disease
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Supererogation involves going beyond duty, as in voluntary organ donation.
Question 3 of 5
Amount payable is limited
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Both policy types have coverage limits.
Question 4 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 5 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.