MSN Health Policy Ethics and Professional Standards

Question 1

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded Medicaid eligibility to adults earning up to what percentage of the federal poverty level?

Accepted Answer

138%

Answer

100%

Answer

200%

Answer

250%

Question 2

Which ethical framework evaluates the morality of an action based solely on its consequences?

Accepted Answer

Consequentialism (utilitarianism)

Answer

Deontology

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Virtue ethics

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Natural law theory

Question 3

The Nurse Practice Act is most accurately described as which type of regulation?

Accepted Answer

State statute defining the scope of nursing practice, licensure requirements, and grounds for discipline

Answer

Federal law administered by CMS

Answer

A voluntary professional standard set by the ANA

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An accreditation requirement set by the Joint Commission

Question 4

Which principle of biomedical ethics requires that healthcare providers treat patients with equal, fair distribution of resources and care?

Accepted Answer

Justice

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Autonomy

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Non-maleficence

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Beneficence

Question 5

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) requires hospitals to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Provide a medical screening examination and stabilizing treatment to anyone presenting to an ED regardless of ability to pay

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Accept all patients regardless of ability to pay for elective procedures

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Offer free inpatient care to uninsured patients

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Report all ED visits to CMS within 24 hours

Question 6

Which professional organization publishes the Code of Ethics for Nurses in the United States?

Accepted Answer

American Nurses Association (ANA)

Answer

National League for Nursing (NLN)

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American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

Answer

Sigma Theta Tau International