A Nurse Is Interested in Learning More About Health Policy

question 4

Multiple Choice

A nurse is interested in learning more about health policy and how it might impact nursing practice. She is especially interested in The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and how it will travel through the three branches of the federal government. She researches the roles of the legislative branch of the federal government and learns that this branch: (select all that apply)

• A) determines which laws are constitutional, such as recently deciding the PPACA is constitutional because it is a form of taxation.
• B) has the exclusive power to determine where federal dollars will be spent, such as supporting the PPACA.
• C) consists of the Office of the President and 15 executive departments that supported the PPACA.
• D) has the power to veto laws found constitutional by the Supreme court and therefore could veto the PPACA.
• E) can override a Presidential veto, making it possible to amend the PPACA even without approval of the President.

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Definitions:

Longitudinal Studies

Research design that involves repeated observations of the same variables over short or long periods of time.

Risk Factor

An aspect or variable that increases the likelihood of developing a disease or injury.

Prospective Studies

Longitudinal studies that begin with a disease-free group of subjects and follow the occurrence of disease in that population or sample.

Retrospective Studies

Longitudinal studies that look back at the history of a population or sample.