Exam 21: Care of Poor and Homeless Populations

The population health nurse realizes that many of the young adult members of the community have poor nutrition habits and knows that these are risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. These risk factors can affect their:

The population health nurse is working with a runaway adolescent who has been living in a local shelter. The nurse and the adolescent have explored the possibility of the adolescent returning home, and the adolescent is amenable. The most appropriate nursing intervention is to:

The population health nurse notices that the population in the homeless shelters has increased, with a noticeable rise of pregnant women. The nurse coordinates with the shelter to provide meals that are more nutritionally adequate than the usual bologna sandwich, chips, and soda that is provided. This is considered:

The population health nurse is aware that many members of the community, though they are employed, need to obtain additional foodstuffs every month from the local community food bank. The nurse knows that this indicates that:

The population health nurse is implementing approaches to homelessness. Which step should the nurse take first when addressing homelessness in a community?

A family has been able to earn enough money to raise their overall income level from the federal poverty guidelines. Health restoration strategies to maintain their income at this level would be to: (Select all that apply.)

The population health nurse investigates a local park where several complaints have been lodged against people who sleep there at night and rummage through the trash cans. The nurse sees several inappropriately overdressed people sitting on the benches with many worn shopping bags clustered around them. After speaking with these people, the nurse contacts a local mental health agency to refer them for services. What is the best rationale for this intervention?

The population health nurse is planning teaching sessions for low-income community members. Which topics should the nurse include that focus on health promotion for this population? (Select all that apply.)

In addressing factors that contribute to poverty, homelessness, and the health of the community, the nurse should assess:

The population health nurse becomes politically involved in supporting a bill that is being debated in the state legislature. This bill would raise the minimum wage in the state and offer programs for reemployment in other job sectors. This is considered:

The population health nurse visits a family in the community and becomes aware that the family is facing loss of their house because of the primary income earner's recent illness, which depleted the household income. The nurse should intervene to aid the family by:

The population health nurse learns that efforts to improve the health of the poor and homeless in a community have not been effective. What should the nurse do to change this outcome going forward?

The major emphasis in prevention that relates to the health of the poor and homeless in a community is to:

The population health nurse is evaluating care provided to the poor and homeless. What should be the primary focus of this evaluation?

There is a low unemployment rate in a community that has experienced a large growth in gentrification. Yet, many community residents live in motels and campgrounds because there is a lack of affordable housing for lower-income residents. The population health nurse realizes that these residents could be considered:

Families who are living in a local shelter state that they fear their children may be subject to abuse from other residents in the shelter. Which solution should the population health nurse recommend for this issue?