Exam 23: Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness

A nurse is concerned about a teenage mother who does not seem to know how to play with an infant.Which of the following behaviors would the nurse want to role-model as good parenting behaviors?

According to the Federal Register,which of the following is the minimum income needed by a family of four to meet the basic needs for healthy living (that is,an income below this amount is considered insufficient to provide the food,shelter and clothing needed to preserve health)?

A nurse is assessing a young,single pregnant woman.Which of the following findings would be of most concern?

Which of the following statements best describes why health care of the homeless is so expensive to the community?

The nurse is making a postpartum visit to a teenage mother and her month-old infant.Which of the following assessments would be most important?

A school nurse was caring for an 8-year-old child who had been hurt on the school playground.During the nurse's assessment,the child admitted that her mother was working but didn't make much money so the girl and her mother were living in their car.Based on this information,which of the following would the nurse most likely suspect?

Which of the following is the leading cause of disability for Americans 15 to 44 years of age?

A teenager who has just come in for her prenatal visit appears to be about 6 months pregnant.Which of the following best describe why the teenage girl has waited so long to come in for prenatal care?

A school health nurse presents a program on preventing teen pregnancy to a group of parents.Following the presentation,which of the following comments by a parent would cause concern?

A nurse is working to ensure long-term positive health outcomes of poor pregnant teens and their children.Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely take?

A nurse is trying to decrease the risk for depression among older adults.Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement?

A nurse was shocked when late one night she saw a former high school friend going through a trash bin outside a fast-food restaurant and pulling out half-eaten food.Which of the following is the most likely explanation for a healthy young adult engaging in such behavior?

A community mental health nurse is working within the community to help prevent youth violence.Which of the following interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse?

A school nurse was talking to the teacher of an 8-year-old child who was living with her mother in their car.Which of the following concerns would lead the nurse to talk to the teacher about the child?

The nurse who works at a homeless clinic wants to improve healing of chronic wounds in clients living on the streets.Which of the following would be the best action to take to improve client outcomes?

Which of the following populations experiences the highest incidence of poverty?

A mother and her son are in the emergency department.The mother is extremely upset.Earlier,the son had become so angry that he put his hand through a glass window and had to have stitches.The physician suggested a psychiatric consult.Now the mother asks,"Do you think my son is crazy?" Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

A nurse is concerned about stress related to the heavy caregiving burden assumed by adult children of older clients.Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates the use of secondary prevention to limit caregiver stress?

A nurse would like to increase the accessibility to health care services for mentally ill homeless clients in the community.Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?

Which of the following groups is most at risk for suicide?