Across
- 4. health policy local, state, and federal legislation, regulation, and court rulings that govern health care within a certain arena
- 6. have a vested interest policy decisions and may influence them
- 8. health policy made by health care organizations
- 9. policy a set course of action undertaken by government or health care organizations that results in a course of action for a healthcare outcome
- 11. the process used to influence decisions and exert control over policy, circumstances, and events
- 14. Unifies nurse’s political voices to enact measures to benefit health care for everyone and to defeat measures that would have serious negative effects on the health care system
Down
- 1. Senate and House of Representatives (Congress),possesses the sole federal power to enact legislation, tax citizens, & allocate federal spending, power to override a presidential veto
- 2. Office of the President, recommends legislation and promotes major policy initiatives,has the power to veto legislation passed by Congress
- 3. An arm of a corporation, association, or union formed to provide support and resources either to work toward the election or reelection of policymakers,may endorse a specific candidate for office
- 5. rules used to implement legislation and translate concepts into actions that can be put into practice
- 7. an elected or appointed official who can propose legislation, regulations, or programs that can become actualized
- 10. the act of attempting to educate or convince policymakers to respond positively to a particular position on an issue
- 12. U.S. Supreme Court, federal district courts, an U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, resolves questions regarding agency regulations that may affect policy
- 13. the statement of principles and policies of a political party