Question 1

Which of the following 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 2

Which of the following 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 B

Question 3

Which of the following strategies have been used to improve the collection of prevalence data for the homeless population? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Urban Institute study 
B)  Homeless Assistance Report 
C)  Continuum of Care (Co
C)  concept 
D)  Homeless Information Management System (HMIS) 
E)  Census Bureau
F) Education for Homeless Children and Youth program 
A)  Urban Institute study 
B)  Homeless Assistance Report 
C)  Continuum of Care (Co
C)  concept 
D)  Homeless Information Management System (HMIS) 
E)  Census Bureau
F) Education for Homeless Children and Youth program C, D

Question 4

Which of the following are the most frequent problems suffered by the chronically homeless?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chronic conditions such as hypertension, bronchitis, and emphysema 
B)  HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, and hepatitis C 
C)  Respiratory infections, trauma, and skin disorders 
D)  Severe mental illness and substance abuse disorders 
A)  Chronic conditions such as hypertension, bronchitis, and emphysema 
B)  HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, and hepatitis C 
C)  Respiratory infections, trauma, and skin disorders 
D)  Severe mental illness and substance abuse disorders

Question 5

Which of the following disorders is experienced at a higher rate by homeless adults when compared with the general population? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Hepatitis 
B)  Diabetes 
C)  Asthma 
D)  HIV/AIDS 
E)  Hypertension
F) Alcoholism 
A)  Hepatitis 
B)  Diabetes 
C)  Asthma 
D)  HIV/AIDS 
E)  Hypertension
F) Alcoholism

Question 6

Which of the following factors is strongly predictive for homelessness among women veterans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Having a previous criminal conviction 
B)  Being a mother 
C)  Having a high school education 
D)  Being unmarried 
A)  Having a previous criminal conviction 
B)  Being a mother 
C)  Having a high school education 
D)  Being unmarried

Question 7

Which of the following statements best reflects the model of justice U.S. health care is based on?

Accepted Answer

A)  All people are entitled to minimum standards of care. 
B)  All people are responsible to help their neighbors. 
C)  All people have a right to whatever their own efforts allow them to purchase. 
D)  Like firefighting, police protection, libraries, and roads and highways, health care must be supported by tax money for the good of all who need such services. 
A)  All people are entitled to minimum standards of care. 
B)  All people are responsible to help their neighbors. 
C)  All people have a right to whatever their own efforts allow them to purchase. 
D)  Like firefighting, police protection, libraries, and roads and highways, health care must be supported by tax money for the good of all who need such services.

Question 8

Which of the following underlying factors most likely contributes to homelessness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Substance abuse 
B)  Unemployment 
C)  Posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTS
D)  
D)  Severe mental illness 
A)  Substance abuse 
B)  Unemployment 
C)  Posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTS
D)  
D)  Severe mental illness

Question 9

Which of the following factors 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 10

The male home health nurse parked his marked car in preparation for visiting the next client when a young female walked over to the car and asked him if he would like to have some fun. Which of the following provides the best explanation for this behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  The girl was skipping school and wanted money for entertainment. 
B)  The male nurse was extremely young and attractive and looked like he had money. 
C)  The girl may have hoped a nurse would give her enough money to eat. 
D)  Young girls often engage in thrilling, if high-risk, behaviors. 
A)  The girl was skipping school and wanted money for entertainment. 
B)  The male nurse was extremely young and attractive and looked like he had money. 
C)  The girl may have hoped a nurse would give her enough money to eat. 
D)  Young girls often engage in thrilling, if high-risk, behaviors.

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the problem with the Section 8 housing program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct access to an apartment in a public housing facility is faster and easier. 
B)  Most renters prefer the program to make direct payment to apartment owners willing to rent to them. 
C)  Section 8 housing is essentially slum housing, and no one wants to live there. 
D)  Supply is vastly less than the demand. 
A)  Direct access to an apartment in a public housing facility is faster and easier. 
B)  Most renters prefer the program to make direct payment to apartment owners willing to rent to them. 
C)  Section 8 housing is essentially slum housing, and no one wants to live there. 
D)  Supply is vastly less than the demand.

Question 12

Which of the following individuals 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 13

Which of the following 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 14

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 of the following 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 may be developmentally delayed. 
D)  Lisa may have 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 may be developmentally delayed. 
D)  Lisa may have behaved in a sexually inappropriate manner.

Question 15

A family will most likely lose their primary nighttime residence within the next week. Which of the following terms 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 domestic violence (DV) 
A)  Homeless under other federal statutes 
B)  Literally homeless 
C)  Imminent risk of homelessness 
D)  Fleeing/attempting to flee domestic violence (DV)

Question 16

Which of the following best describes how the Continuum of Care (CoC) concept determines the number of homeless? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  By asking local police departments to visit areas where the homeless hide and report the number of people found there each March 
B)  By conducting a point-in-time (PIT) homeless persons count every other January 
C)  By making an educated guess based on anecdotal data 
D)  By completing a statistical analysis of the Census Bureau data 
E)  By reporting the number of homeless persons who use emergency shelters or transitional housing during the year
F) By sending CoC personnel into the community to try to find hidden homeless 
A)  By asking local police departments to visit areas where the homeless hide and report the number of people found there each March 
B)  By conducting a point-in-time (PIT) homeless persons count every other January 
C)  By making an educated guess based on anecdotal data 
D)  By completing a statistical analysis of the Census Bureau data 
E)  By reporting the number of homeless persons who use emergency shelters or transitional housing during the year
F) By sending CoC personnel into the community to try to find hidden homeless

Question 17

Which of the following persons 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 18

Which of the following 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 people in homeless families is increasing. 
D)  The number of people in 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 people in homeless families is increasing. 
D)  The number of people in homeless families is decreasing.

Question 19

Which of the following factors are most likely to contribute to homelessness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Domestic 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)  Domestic 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

Question 20

Which of the following persons 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

Exam 22: Homeless Populations

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

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

Which of the following strategies have been used to improve the collection of prevalence data for the homeless population? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following are the most frequent problems suffered by the chronically homeless?

Which of the following disorders is experienced at a higher rate by homeless adults when compared with the general population? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following factors is strongly predictive for homelessness among women veterans?

Which of the following statements best reflects the model of justice U.S. health care is based on?

Which of the following underlying factors most likely contributes to homelessness?

Which of the following factors would prevent a homeless person from accepting employment adequate to pay for housing?

The male home health nurse parked his marked car in preparation for visiting the next client when a young female walked over to the car and asked him if he would like to have some fun. Which of the following provides the best explanation for this behavior?

Which of the following best describes the problem with the Section 8 housing program?

Which of the following individuals would be described as being "doubled up"?

Which of the following best describes a major difference between women who have always had shelter and women who have been 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 of the following would most likely have caused the teacher to become concerned?

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

Which of the following best describes how the Continuum of Care (CoC) concept determines the number of homeless? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following persons would be called chronically homeless?

Which of the following best describes the recent trends in homelessness?

Which of the following factors are most likely to contribute to homelessness?

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

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