Question 1

Which action should a nurse take before working with homeless clients?

Accepted Answer

A)  Change personal views about homelessness. 
B)  Understand the concepts of homelessness. 
C)  Receive special training about where to locate homeless people. 
D)  Have experience in mental health nursing and counseling. 
A)  Change personal views about homelessness. 
B)  Understand the concepts of homelessness. 
C)  Receive special training about where to locate homeless people. 
D)  Have experience in mental health nursing and counseling.

Question 2

A nurse who provides care to populations who are from different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds should be aware of which barrier that may prevent full engagement in a relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fears and misconceptions related to poverty 
B)  Lack of tangible and emotional resources 
C)  Lack of knowledge about people who live in poverty 
D)  Perception that the poor don't need to be poor 
A)  Fears and misconceptions related to poverty 
B)  Lack of tangible and emotional resources 
C)  Lack of knowledge about people who live in poverty 
D)  Perception that the poor don't need to be poor

Question 3

A community health nurse is caring for an individual who is experiencing crisis poverty.Which characteristic would this individual most likely display?

Accepted Answer

A)  Episodic homelessness 
B)  Physical disability 
C)  Mental disability 
D)  Drug abuse 
A)  Episodic homelessness 
B)  Physical disability 
C)  Mental disability 
D)  Drug abuse

Question 4

A person who is already homeless and receives shelter is using which type of housing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low income 
B)  Supportive 
C)  Emergency 
D)  Adequate 
A)  Low income 
B)  Supportive 
C)  Emergency 
D)  Adequate

Question 5

A nurse refers a client to an assistance program that requires the individual to find a job and/or enroll in job training program.Which program is being used?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aid to Families with Dependent Children ( AFDC ) 
B)  Medicaid 
C)  Temporary Assistance to Needy Families ( TANF ) 
D)  Women, Infants, and Children ( WIC ) 
A)  Aid to Families with Dependent Children ( AFDC ) 
B)  Medicaid 
C)  Temporary Assistance to Needy Families ( TANF ) 
D)  Women, Infants, and Children ( WIC )

Question 6

Which media images influence society's beliefs about poor persons? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Poor persons are often cast as lazy, shiftless folk. 
B)  Poor people are shown receiving food at soup kitchens. 
C)  Criminals are portrayed as poor, desperate persons. 
D)  Homeless people seen sleeping on park benches. 
E)  None of above 
A)  Poor persons are often cast as lazy, shiftless folk. 
B)  Poor people are shown receiving food at soup kitchens. 
C)  Criminals are portrayed as poor, desperate persons. 
D)  Homeless people seen sleeping on park benches. 
E)  None of above

Question 7

A nurse is discussing eligibility for federal food assistance with a family.Which federal guideline would a nurse refer to when considering financial eligibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poverty Threshold Guideline 
B)  Consumer Price Index (CPI) 
C)  Federal Income Poverty Guideline 
D)  Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) 
A)  Poverty Threshold Guideline 
B)  Consumer Price Index (CPI) 
C)  Federal Income Poverty Guideline 
D)  Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)

Question 8

The original goal of deinstitutionalization was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduce state costs of caring for the chronically mentally ill. 
B)  Replace state psychiatric hospitals with community-based treatment programs. 
C)  Modernize psychiatric hospitals. 
D)  Allow mentally ill persons to live on their own to test their life skills. 
A)  Reduce state costs of caring for the chronically mentally ill. 
B)  Replace state psychiatric hospitals with community-based treatment programs. 
C)  Modernize psychiatric hospitals. 
D)  Allow mentally ill persons to live on their own to test their life skills.

Exam 33: Poverty and Homelessness

Which action should a nurse take before working with homeless clients?

A nurse who provides care to populations who are from different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds should be aware of which barrier that may prevent full engagement in a relationship?

A community health nurse is caring for an individual who is experiencing crisis poverty.Which characteristic would this individual most likely display?

A person who is already homeless and receives shelter is using which type of housing?

A nurse refers a client to an assistance program that requires the individual to find a job and/or enroll in job training program.Which program is being used?

Which media images influence society's beliefs about poor persons? Select all that apply.

A nurse is discussing eligibility for federal food assistance with a family.Which federal guideline would a nurse refer to when considering financial eligibility?

The original goal of deinstitutionalization was to:

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