Question 1

Which factors are most likely to contribute to homelessness?

Accepted Answer

A) Intimate partner violence and substance abuse 
B) Scarcity of support systems and recent job loss 
C) Shortage of affordable housing and insufficient income 
D) Substance abuse and serious mental illness 
A) Intimate partner violence and substance abuse 
B) Scarcity of support systems and recent job loss 
C) Shortage of affordable housing and insufficient income 
D) Substance abuse and serious mental illness C

Question 2

Which best describes how health care professionals are involved in the problem of homelessness?

Accepted Answer

A) Homeless persons make everyone uncomfortable when they beg for handouts 
B) Homeless persons often live in emergency departments and clinics 
C) Poverty leads to crimes,and health care professionals can be attacked and robbed outside health care facilities 
D) Serious illnesses or disability creates high medical bills,which may lead to homelessness. 
A) Homeless persons make everyone uncomfortable when they beg for handouts 
B) Homeless persons often live in emergency departments and clinics 
C) Poverty leads to crimes,and health care professionals can be attacked and robbed outside health care facilities 
D) Serious illnesses or disability creates high medical bills,which may lead to homelessness. D

Question 3

Which best describes what happens when persons who work full-time and receive the typical minimum wage seek an apartment?

Accepted Answer

A) Few clean and decent low-rent apartments exist 
B) People do not like to rent to low-income persons 
C) To afford housing,they need a job that pays at least three times minimum wage 
D) There are not many trailer parks near their employment. 
A) Few clean and decent low-rent apartments exist 
B) People do not like to rent to low-income persons 
C) To afford housing,they need a job that pays at least three times minimum wage 
D) There are not many trailer parks near their employment. C

Question 4

Which group of people is most likely to experience homelessness?

Accepted Answer

A) Those who have a supportive family 
B) Those who have recently become unemployed 
C) Those who have substance abuse problems 
D) Those who frequently change jobs 
A) Those who have a supportive family 
B) Those who have recently become unemployed 
C) Those who have substance abuse problems 
D) Those who frequently change jobs

Question 5

Which individual would be described as being "doubled up"?

Accepted Answer

A) An individual who has two chronic conditions 
B) An individual who has recently been released from prison 
C) An individual who maintains two jobs to avoid being homeless 
D) An individual who is forced to live with friends 
A) An individual who has two chronic conditions 
B) An individual who has recently been released from prison 
C) An individual who maintains two jobs to avoid being homeless 
D) An individual who is forced to live with friends

Question 6

Which underlying factor most likely contributes to homelessness?

Accepted Answer

A) Substance abuse 
B) Unemployment 
C) Posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTS
D)  
D) Depression 
A) Substance abuse 
B) Unemployment 
C) Posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTS
D)  
D) Depression

Question 7

A nurse is using an upstream intervention when working with the homeless population.Which public health intervention will the nurse most likely use?

Accepted Answer

A) Case management 
B) Outreach 
C) Surveillance 
D) Community organizing 
A) Case management 
B) Outreach 
C) Surveillance 
D) Community organizing

Question 8

On the basis of all the work done by social scientists,approximately how many homeless persons should be expected and tolerated in our society?

Accepted Answer

A) No more than 5% 
B) No more than 10% 
C) No more than 15% 
D) There should not be homeless persons in America. 
A) No more than 5% 
B) No more than 10% 
C) No more than 15% 
D) There should not be homeless persons in America.

Question 9

Which best describes the purpose of the Vulnerability Index?

Accepted Answer

A) To identify those most at risk of becoming homeless 
B) To determine the underlying cause of homelessness among vulnerable populations 
C) To identify and prioritize the need for housing among the homeless 
D) To determine what resources should be provided for vulnerable populations 
A) To identify those most at risk of becoming homeless 
B) To determine the underlying cause of homelessness among vulnerable populations 
C) To identify and prioritize the need for housing among the homeless 
D) To determine what resources should be provided for vulnerable populations

Question 10

Which person will have the most difficulty in obtaining adequate support services to find a long-term home?

Accepted Answer

A) An alcoholic homeless person 
B) A homeless person who has a limited support system and is unemployed 
C) A homeless person who has a mental illness and is an alcoholic 
D) A mentally ill homeless person 
A) An alcoholic homeless person 
B) A homeless person who has a limited support system and is unemployed 
C) A homeless person who has a mental illness and is an alcoholic 
D) A mentally ill homeless person

Question 11

A family will most likely lose their primary nighttime residence within the next week.Which term best describes their situation in relation to homelessness?

Accepted Answer

A) Homeless under other federal statutes 
B) Literally homeless 
C) Imminent risk of homelessness 
D) Fleeing/attempting to flee intimate partner violence 
A) Homeless under other federal statutes 
B) Literally homeless 
C) Imminent risk of homelessness 
D) Fleeing/attempting to flee intimate partner violence

Question 12

Which factor would prevent a homeless person from accepting employment adequate to pay for housing?

Accepted Answer

A) Could not complete an employment application because of lack of mailing address 
B) Hope for a better position than the service positions available 
C) Lack of adequate resources to pay for other necessities 
D) Prefer to receive a handout than to have to work 
A) Could not complete an employment application because of lack of mailing address 
B) Hope for a better position than the service positions available 
C) Lack of adequate resources to pay for other necessities 
D) Prefer to receive a handout than to have to work

Question 13

Which describes a dimension of the social determinants of health (SDH)defined within Healthy People 2020?

Accepted Answer

A) Employment 
B) Education 
C) Gender 
D) Income 
A) Employment 
B) Education 
C) Gender 
D) Income

Question 14

Which person would be called chronically homeless?

Accepted Answer

A) A person has been homeless for more than a year 
B) A person who lives with a roommate when between jobs 
C) A person who has been staying with friends or family for an extended period of time 
D) A person has been residing each night in a homeless shelter for almost 3 months 
A) A person has been homeless for more than a year 
B) A person who lives with a roommate when between jobs 
C) A person who has been staying with friends or family for an extended period of time 
D) A person has been residing each night in a homeless shelter for almost 3 months

Question 15

A school nurse was asked to see Lisa,a student in the fourth grade who was rumored to be living in a car with her mother.Which would most likely have caused the teacher to become concerned?

Accepted Answer

A) Lisa is not always respectful of the teacher 
B) Lisa has not been doing her homework 
C) Lisa is developmentally delayed 
D) Lisa has behaved in a sexually inappropriate manner. 
A) Lisa is not always respectful of the teacher 
B) Lisa has not been doing her homework 
C) Lisa is developmentally delayed 
D) Lisa has behaved in a sexually inappropriate manner.

Question 16

Which factor is the primary motivator for young (homeless)women engaging in survival sex?

Accepted Answer

A) Peer influence 
B) Pursuit of drugs 
C) Coercion by perpetrators 
D) Desperation to meet basic needs 
A) Peer influence 
B) Pursuit of drugs 
C) Coercion by perpetrators 
D) Desperation to meet basic needs

Question 17

Which best describes a major difference between women who have always had shelter and women who have been homeless?

Accepted Answer

A) Educational opportunities and attainment 
B) History of gender relationships (marriages,divorces) 
C) Level of involvement with physical and/or sexual abuse 
D) Skills necessary for paid employment 
A) Educational opportunities and attainment 
B) History of gender relationships (marriages,divorces) 
C) Level of involvement with physical and/or sexual abuse 
D) Skills necessary for paid employment

Question 18

Which best describes the recent trends in homelessness?

Accepted Answer

A) The number of homeless individuals in school is decreasing 
B) The number of homeless individuals is increasing 
C) The number of homeless families is increasing 
D) The number of homeless families is decreasing. 
A) The number of homeless individuals in school is decreasing 
B) The number of homeless individuals is increasing 
C) The number of homeless families is increasing 
D) The number of homeless families is decreasing.

Question 19

Which represents the largest group of homeless adults?

Accepted Answer

A) Minorities 
B) Disabled 
C) Females 
D) Males 
A) Minorities 
B) Disabled 
C) Females 
D) Males

Question 20

Which best describes the term "literally homeless"? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Lacking a fixed,regular,and adequate nighttime residence 
B) Lacking a family residence 
C) Living in a place not typically used for human sleeping 
D) Living in a temporary living accommodation such as a hotel 
E) Living full-time in a recreational vehicle
F)Sleeping in an extended-care facility or hospital 
A) Lacking a fixed,regular,and adequate nighttime residence 
B) Lacking a family residence 
C) Living in a place not typically used for human sleeping 
D) Living in a temporary living accommodation such as a hotel 
E) Living full-time in a recreational vehicle
F)Sleeping in an extended-care facility or hospital

Exam 23: Homeless Populations

Which factors are most likely to contribute to homelessness?

Which best describes how health care professionals are involved in the problem of homelessness?

Which best describes what happens when persons who work full-time and receive the typical minimum wage seek an apartment?

Which group of people is most likely to experience homelessness?

Which individual would be described as being "doubled up"?

Which underlying factor most likely contributes to homelessness?

A nurse is using an upstream intervention when working with the homeless population.Which public health intervention will the nurse most likely use?

On the basis of all the work done by social scientists,approximately how many homeless persons should be expected and tolerated in our society?

Which best describes the purpose of the Vulnerability Index?

Which person will have the most difficulty in obtaining adequate support services to find a long-term home?

A family will most likely lose their primary nighttime residence within the next week.Which term best describes their situation in relation to homelessness?

Which factor would prevent a homeless person from accepting employment adequate to pay for housing?

Which describes a dimension of the social determinants of health (SDH)defined within Healthy People 2020?

Which person would be called chronically homeless?

A school nurse was asked to see Lisa,a student in the fourth grade who was rumored to be living in a car with her mother.Which would most likely have caused the teacher to become concerned?

Which factor is the primary motivator for young (homeless)women engaging in survival sex?

Which best describes a major difference between women who have always had shelter and women who have been homeless?

Which best describes the recent trends in homelessness?

Which represents the largest group of homeless adults?

Which best describes the term "literally homeless"? (Select all that apply.)

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