Health Policy Foundations
This historical figured laid the groundwork for what is now known as public health nursing.
Who is Lilian Wald?
People who are on both Medicare and Medicaid.
Who are Duals?
This is a key contributor to the current nursing shortage, especially in academic settings.
What is the lack of nursing faculty?
This branch of the U.S. government implements laws and regulates healthcare delivery through agencies like HHS and CMS
What is the executive branch?
This global organization sets international health priorities and provides guidance on health emergencies.
What is the WHO?
Enacted in 2010, this U.S. law expanded Medicaid, created health insurance marketplaces, and prohibited denial of coverage due to preexisting conditions
What is the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
This phase in the policy cycle involves determining who will implement a new law or rule.
What is implementation?
A person under the care or training of someone influential especially for the furthering of his or her career.
Who is a Protege?
In the U.S. this agency is primarily concerned with the public health.
What is the CDC?
This crisis highlighted weaknesses in public health systems worldwide and reinforced the need for pandemic preparedness.
What is the COVID-19 pandemic?
Policies intended to prevent illness and promote wellness are categorized under this type.
What is a Public Health Policy?
This policy process model includes streams of problems, policies, and politics coming together to create windows of opportunity.
What is the Kingdon Model?
This type of nurse faces particularly high levels of burnout and turnover in acute care settings.
What is the hospital bedside nurse?
The role of this individual includes signing or vetoing bills and setting the legislative agenda at the state level.
Who is the governor?
This country spends the most per capita on healthcare but ranks poorly in many global health outcome indicators.
What is the USA?
This form of policy refers to rules or guidelines created by agencies rather than by legislation.
What is regulatory policy?
This part of policy evaluation determines if a policy has achieved its intended goals.
What is outcome analysis?
This state-level body regulates nursing licensure, scope of practice, and discipline.
What is the Board of Nursing?
The U.S. Congress is divided into these two chambers, both of which play critical roles in the policy process.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This type of health system, seen in countries like the UK and Sweden, is publicly funded through taxation and provides healthcare to all citizens regardless of ability to pay.
What is a universal health care system or national health service model?
A form of writing used as a summary of the issue, background information, analysis of alternatives, a recommendation for action, references, and personal contact information.
What is a Policy Brief?
This political action tool allows interest groups to communicate with legislators to influence pending laws.
What is Lobbying?
This multi-state agreement allows nurses to practice across state lines without obtaining additional licenses.
What is the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)?
This federal agency administers Medicare and Medicaid and plays a key role in payment policy.
What is CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)?
This term describes the unequal distribution of healthcare resources and outcomes across global populations.
What is global health inequity?