SU NSG6002 Week 2 Knowledge Check Quiz

NSG6002 Health Policy and Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practices

Week 2 Knowledge Check

Question 1 The United States Protective and Safety Task Force determines specific screening requirements for age groups in the US – what agency houses the USPSTF?

Question 1 options:

The US Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Agency for Health, Research and Quality

Question 2 Examples of Behavioral Changes that support and help to improve lifestyle choices and prevent the development of chronic conditions include:

Question 2 options:

Self-management, home care and annual physical examinations

Shared decision making, self-management and evaluation of literacy levels

Advance directives, living will and having a Durable Power of Attorney

Question 3 The Affordable Care Act has directed the US Department of Health and Human Services and multiple agencies to develop and disseminate initiatives on meeting the care needs of patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC). What is the primary purpose for this national direction?

Question 3 options:

Medicare reimbursement must meet quality payment standards under MACRA legislation

Advanced Practice Nurses are responsible for addressing the multiple issues associated with this patient population

Patients with MCCs represent the largest, fastest growing and costliest US patient population

Question 4 Medicare Access and Summary CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, (MACRA) legislation is:

Question 4 options:

Bipartisan

Replaces the 1997 Sustainable Growth Index

Requires measurement of quality metrics

All of the Above

Question 5 The providers who are eligible for merit-incentive based payment (MIPS) include:

Question 5 options:

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physical Therapists and Radiologists

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Physical Therapists and Midwives