Arizona State University
College of Nursing
Contemporary Issues in Nursing and Health Care

Final Exam Study Guide

Spring 1999

1. Distinguish between an occupation, profession, and job.
2. Compare the three approaches to defining a profession.
3. Name the key elements in the "Trait Approach" to defining a profession.
4. Identify seven sources of power.
5. Discuss four ways that nurses can increase their power.
6. Describe components of Miller’s Model of Professionalism in Nursing, including the hub, and relational attributes and characteristics.

1. Identify who may introduce a bill into the Arizona Legislature.
2. Describe the role of the Legislative Council.
3. Identify who assigns bills to a Standing Committee.
4. Describe the role of the caucus.
5. Define and describe the role of the Committee of the Whole.
6. Define constituent, and describe the importance of the role of the constituent in the legislative process.
7. Describe methods of participating in the legislative process.
8. Identify 7 suggestions for face to face meetings with legislators, 9 suggestions for corresponding, and 3 suggestions for phone calls with legislators.
9. Provide answers to the questions on "Political IQ Quiz."

Arizona Nurses Association (AzNA)

1. AzNA has 4 major divisions (Governmental Affairs, Professional Issues, Association Affairs and Continuing Education). What types of activities might be carried on under each of these divisions?
2. Describe aspects of AzNA membership available to new graduates, including dues structure.
3.     Distinguish between the purpose/functions of nursing’s professional organization (ANA/AzNA) and the State Board of Nursing.

1. Compare and contrast Medicare and Medicaid
2. Compare and contrast HMO, IPA, and PPO.
3.     Describe: DRG’s, copayment, case management, PPS, horizontal integration, vertical integration, capitation.
4.     Discuss current health care industry attempts to control health care costs including managed care, independent practice associations, preferred provider organizations, and group practice arrangements. What are the strong and weak points of each of these systems?

1. Describe the functions of the State Board of Nursing.
2. Define the following: Nurse Practice Act, Statutes, Rules and Regulations, Advisory Opinions, Letter of Concern, Decree of Censure.
3. Describe the types of legal violations that might have an impact on either receiving licensure, or losing licensure.
4. What happens when a nurse is placed on probation?
5. What are the two types of suspension, and under what situations might you be placed on suspension?
6. Describe violations that are considered as unprofessional conduct.
7. Describe the process of applying to take the NCLEX exam.
8. Describe strategies for successfully passing the NCLEX exam.

Legal Issues (from textbook, pp.293 - 319)

1. The laws that govern the profession of nursing are ______________ laws.
2. Common law differs from statutory law in the following way:
3. Examples of the statutory laws that govern nursing are: _______________________, ________________, ______________________, and _______________________.
4. The difference between criminal law and civil law is:
5. Define tort.
6. Describe: Unintentional tort, Intentional tort, Quasi-intentional tort.
7. Malpractice is more serious than mere negligence because:
8. The four elements required for a person to make a claim of negligence are:
9. The most common violation by nurses of the criminal law is:
10. Define: Assault, Battery
11. Give an example of assault and battery for which a nurse might be sued.
12. Give an example of false imprisonment.
13. Define and give an example of: Defamation of character, Slander, Liable, Breach of confidentiality.
14. Describe 5 ways to avoid a lawsuit:
15.   What should you look for in an insurance policy?

1. Differentiate between the four major principles of bioethics (autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice.)
2. In the interactive model of values and ethical conflict presented in class, describe the three components and how they might affect your clinical practice.
3. Describe each of the three categories of ethical issues (client centered, peer centered and institution/society centered), and identify the key concepts included in each.
4. Describe the role of the nurse in the process of informed consent.

1. Review objectives for each presentation, required readings, handouts and notes from class, and the potential questions developed by the students. Questions will be taken from these areas. Questions on the exam may be similar to those prepared by the groups, however, they may not be exactly the same.
   
2. Chemical Dependency

1. Be very familiar with the information in the student handout provided by the group who did their presentation on chemical dependency. This topic will likely have more questions than other presentations.
2. Be prepared to answer questions generated from the learning objectives for the group presentation on chemical dependency in nursing.
3. Describe the CAN*DO program.