Show:
History of the System
Congressional Realities
Getting noticed
Public Opinion
Using our voice.
100
A true statement regarding the efficiency of the system of checks and balances established by our forefathers.
What is the Legislative Process was more efficient when it was established 100 years ago.
100
The committee that nursing would prefer to have jurisdiction/ownership of developing a bill that impacts nursing/healthcare.
What is Health/welfare committee or a committee chaired by a politician with ties to healthcare/nursing.
100
defined as "all citizens"
What is the public
100
A way in which the public expresses their opinion.
What is voting? (or phone calls, or emails, or letters, or spending money)
100
strategies used by ANA to influence the legislative process.
What is Educating the public and hiring an expert to lobby the legislature.
200
The three branches of the legislature
What is executive, judicial, legislative
200
how many congressional committees spend the majority of their time during the first several weeks of a legislative session
What is determining agenda items/sequence.
200
A group representing a certain subsection of the public
What is a special interest group
200
How the public would/could signal to Congress that Health Promotion is important
What is Spending money on exercise equipment.
200
Strategies to influence the public by distributing flyers and educating the public.
What is grassroots strategies?
300
The change in the public's expectation regarding the purpose of government.
What is public looking to government for what it can provide or "do" for them.
300
Considered to be examples of "payers".
What is insurance companies.
300
nurses, nursing students, retired nurses, nursing professors
What is the special interest group, nursing?
300
An example of a way in which the public supports 3rd party payers and insurance companies.
What is Spending excessive money on pharmaceuticals.
300
Strategies to influence legislators by communicating with them directly regarding issues.
What is inside strategy?
400
Considered to be healthcare providers.
What is physicians.
400
GNA workforce advocacy beliefs.
What is hospitals must have adequate provisions in place to protect nurses against workplace hazards (such as adequate infection control/protection measures and other situations in which the nurse might be harmed).
400
strategies used by special interest groups to get the attention of congress.
What is vote, donate money, make phone calls, send emails
400
An example of what would be considered "direct financial support" of a politician/campaign.
What is Donating money to a political campaign.
400
The reason the American Medical Association has more political influence that the American Nurses' Association.
What is the majority of physicians in the US are members of the American Medical Association.
500
A term that means diverse with different backgrounds and interests
What is Pluristic
500
An example of a policy/strategy that is considered an indirect policy.
What is Taxation on cigarettes intended to discourage purchasing cigarettes.
500
The most common source of an idea for a bill.
What is a member of the public.
500
Nursing licenses determine who can practice nursing is an example of what type policy?
What is a regulatory policy?
500
Policies that define how money will be distributed.
What is allocative resources.