Question 1

The wide variations in health services and health status between certain population groups are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  vulnerable population groups. 
B)  health disparities. 
C)  disadvantaged populations. 
D)  risk markers. 
A)  vulnerable population groups. 
B)  health disparities. 
C)  disadvantaged populations. 
D)  risk markers. B

Question 2

A nurse is developing a one-stop service to meet the needs of a vulnerable group.Which of the following would the nurse most likely create?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wrap-around services where mental services are linked 
B)  Giving all immunizations on a single clinic visit 
C)  Providing multiple services during a single clinic visit 
D)  Providing free services to the medically indigent 
A)  Wrap-around services where mental services are linked 
B)  Giving all immunizations on a single clinic visit 
C)  Providing multiple services during a single clinic visit 
D)  Providing free services to the medically indigent C

Question 3

What is the primary cause of vulnerability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Race 
B)  Age 
C)  Poverty 
D)  Illness 
A)  Race 
B)  Age 
C)  Poverty 
D)  Illness C

Question 4

A set of actions one undertakes on behalf of another is:

Accepted Answer

A)  social justice. 
B)  advocacy. 
C)  resilience. 
D)  risk. 
A)  social justice. 
B)  advocacy. 
C)  resilience. 
D)  risk.

Question 5

A nurse is working with a vulnerable population.Which of the following is the nurse most likely working with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Families earning more than $50,000/year 
B)  Families earning less than $15,000/year 
C)  Residents of urban areas 
D)  African American physicians 
A)  Families earning more than $50,000/year 
B)  Families earning less than $15,000/year 
C)  Residents of urban areas 
D)  African American physicians

Question 6

Which federal program created support for older and poor Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Security Act 
B)  Medicare Amendment 
C)  Medicaid Amendment 
D)  Hill-Burton Act 
A)  Social Security Act 
B)  Medicare Amendment 
C)  Medicaid Amendment 
D)  Hill-Burton Act

Question 7

A nurse is planning and implementing care for vulnerable populations.Which of the following would be the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

Accepted Answer

A)  Setting up multiple clinics in a wide geographic area 
B)  Advising legal consultants on a variety of issues 
C)  Making laws to protect the homeless 
D)  Teaching vulnerable individuals strategies to prevent illness and promote health 
A)  Setting up multiple clinics in a wide geographic area 
B)  Advising legal consultants on a variety of issues 
C)  Making laws to protect the homeless 
D)  Teaching vulnerable individuals strategies to prevent illness and promote health

Question 8

A nurse works with a group of abused women to enhance their levels of self-esteem.Which of the following levels of prevention is being performed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary level of prevention 
B)  Secondary level of prevention 
C)  Tertiary level of prevention 
D)  Health promotion 
A)  Primary level of prevention 
B)  Secondary level of prevention 
C)  Tertiary level of prevention 
D)  Health promotion

Question 9

A nurse is caring for a homeless population.Which of the following characteristics should the nurse anticipate as a need of this population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Need more nursing care than other vulnerable groups 
B)  Have no desire to seek medical care 
C)  Have even fewer resources than poor people who have adequate housing 
D)  Are living in despair with no hope or resilience 
A)  Need more nursing care than other vulnerable groups 
B)  Have no desire to seek medical care 
C)  Have even fewer resources than poor people who have adequate housing 
D)  Are living in despair with no hope or resilience

Question 10

A nurse considers an audience's ability to read,comprehend,and act on medical instructions while preparing health education materials.Which of the following factors is the nurse considering?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health literacy 
B)  Resilience 
C)  Social justice 
D)  Health disparity 
A)  Health literacy 
B)  Resilience 
C)  Social justice 
D)  Health disparity

Question 11

Which trends are occurring when providing care for vulnerable populations? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Community-based care and interorganizational partnerships 
B)  Outreach and case finding 
C)  Elimination of disparities 
D)  Culturally and linguistically appropriate care 
E)  Increased incidence of acute illnesses 
A)  Community-based care and interorganizational partnerships 
B)  Outreach and case finding 
C)  Elimination of disparities 
D)  Culturally and linguistically appropriate care 
E)  Increased incidence of acute illnesses

Question 12

A nurse is working to remove barriers to receiving health care.Which of the following actions is the nurse most likely to support?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrimination against certain groups 
B)  Treatment of pets at the same facility 
C)  Provision of free food at a food bank 
D)  Providing services for a rural population by using a mobile clinic 
A)  Discrimination against certain groups 
B)  Treatment of pets at the same facility 
C)  Provision of free food at a food bank 
D)  Providing services for a rural population by using a mobile clinic

Question 13

A nurse "sets the stage" when assessing members of vulnerable population groups.Which of the following interventions would be completed? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Creating a comfortable, non-threatening environment 
B)  Providing culturally and linguistically competent assessment 
C)  Collaborating with others as appropriate 
D)  Providing financial and legal advice 
E)  Developing a free clinic in a low-income neighborhood 
A)  Creating a comfortable, non-threatening environment 
B)  Providing culturally and linguistically competent assessment 
C)  Collaborating with others as appropriate 
D)  Providing financial and legal advice 
E)  Developing a free clinic in a low-income neighborhood

Question 14

A nurse is promoting social justice.Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely take?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contacting lawmakers about environmental health issues 
B)  Assisting at homeless shelters 
C)  Advocating for policies to improve social conditions 
D)  Serving on a local coalition to prevent obesity 
A)  Contacting lawmakers about environmental health issues 
B)  Assisting at homeless shelters 
C)  Advocating for policies to improve social conditions 
D)  Serving on a local coalition to prevent obesity

Question 15

A nurse is working with a vulnerable group experiencing multiple risk factors.Which of the following best describes this group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Smokers who use chewing tobacco as well as cigarettes 
B)  Substance abusers who test positive for HIV 
C)  Persons with limited access to care because they live in a rural area 
D)  New mothers needing information about baby and child care 
A)  Smokers who use chewing tobacco as well as cigarettes 
B)  Substance abusers who test positive for HIV 
C)  Persons with limited access to care because they live in a rural area 
D)  New mothers needing information about baby and child care

Question 16

A nurse is caring for a population that has experienced a health disparity.Which of the following best describes a health disparity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low childhood immunization rates 
B)  High dropout rates 
C)  Unemployment 
D)  Income below poverty level 
A)  Low childhood immunization rates 
B)  High dropout rates 
C)  Unemployment 
D)  Income below poverty level

Question 17

A client is self-employed as a mechanic and has no health insurance coverage.Which of the following best describes the legislation that will assist this client in obtaining health insurance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Balanced Budget Act 
B)  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPA
A)  
C)  Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AC
A)  
D)  Social Security Act 
A)  Balanced Budget Act 
B)  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPA
A)  
C)  Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AC
A)  
D)  Social Security Act

Question 18

A nurse is working with a 17-year-old pregnant cocaine addict who is homeless.Which of the following best describes this client?

Accepted Answer

A)  At risk 
B)  A special population 
C)  A Healthy People 2020 target group 
D)  A vulnerable individual 
A)  At risk 
B)  A special population 
C)  A Healthy People 2020 target group 
D)  A vulnerable individual

Question 19

What is implied by the web of causation model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Variables interact resulting in higher probability of illness. 
B)  One disease causes another, especially in vulnerable populations. 
C)  The greater the poverty, the more likely people are to have diseases. 
D)  Immunizations are necessary because vulnerable populations spread disease. 
A)  Variables interact resulting in higher probability of illness. 
B)  One disease causes another, especially in vulnerable populations. 
C)  The greater the poverty, the more likely people are to have diseases. 
D)  Immunizations are necessary because vulnerable populations spread disease.

Question 20

Resilience refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance of certain groups to risk factors. 
B)  increased susceptibility to cumulative risk factors among vulnerable groups. 
C)  variability in the effects of stressors according to socioeconomic status. 
D)  increased sensitivity of the very young and the very old to risk factors. 
A)  resistance of certain groups to risk factors. 
B)  increased susceptibility to cumulative risk factors among vulnerable groups. 
C)  variability in the effects of stressors according to socioeconomic status. 
D)  increased sensitivity of the very young and the very old to risk factors.

Exam 32: Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview

The wide variations in health services and health status between certain population groups are called:

A nurse is developing a one-stop service to meet the needs of a vulnerable group.Which of the following would the nurse most likely create?

What is the primary cause of vulnerability?

A set of actions one undertakes on behalf of another is:

A nurse is working with a vulnerable population.Which of the following is the nurse most likely working with?

Which federal program created support for older and poor Americans?

A nurse is planning and implementing care for vulnerable populations.Which of the following would be the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

A nurse works with a group of abused women to enhance their levels of self-esteem.Which of the following levels of prevention is being performed?

A nurse is caring for a homeless population.Which of the following characteristics should the nurse anticipate as a need of this population?

A nurse considers an audience's ability to read,comprehend,and act on medical instructions while preparing health education materials.Which of the following factors is the nurse considering?

Which trends are occurring when providing care for vulnerable populations? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is working to remove barriers to receiving health care.Which of the following actions is the nurse most likely to support?

A nurse "sets the stage" when assessing members of vulnerable population groups.Which of the following interventions would be completed? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is promoting social justice.Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely take?

A nurse is working with a vulnerable group experiencing multiple risk factors.Which of the following best describes this group?

A nurse is caring for a population that has experienced a health disparity.Which of the following best describes a health disparity?

A client is self-employed as a mechanic and has no health insurance coverage.Which of the following best describes the legislation that will assist this client in obtaining health insurance?

A nurse is working with a 17-year-old pregnant cocaine addict who is homeless.Which of the following best describes this client?

What is implied by the web of causation model?

Resilience refers to the:

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Application of Ethics in the Community

Cultural Diversity in the Community

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Population-Based Public Health Nursing Practice: The Intervention Wheel

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Genomics in Public Health Nursing

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Community as Client: Assessment and Analysis

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Promoting Health Through Healthy Communities and Cities

The Nurse-led Health Center: A Model for Community Nursing Practice

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