Exam 33: Poverty and Homelessness

The public health nurse (PHN)is taking care of a poor family,whose parents,grandparents,and great-grandparents also have been poor.Which of the following terms best describes this family?

Which statement regarding the effects of homelessness on health is accurate?

A nurse is analyzing the media images that influence society's beliefs about poor persons.Which of the following is the nurse most likely to see? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is planning to assist homeless clients at a local shelter with finding community resources to meet their health care needs.Which of the following actions should the nurse take before interacting with this population?

Which statement about poverty is true?

A nurse is trying to provide effective nursing care to poor persons,families,and populations in a variety of settings.Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?

A person is already homeless and is receiving shelter.Which type of housing is being used?

A nurse is providing primary prevention when working with the homeless.Which of the following best describes what is being implemented?

Which is a characteristic of persons living in poverty?

A nurse is working with a family who has an income above the federal income guidelines,but is unable to meet their living expenses.Which of the following terms best describes this family?

The original goal of deinstitutionalization was to:

Which statement about poor people living in the seventeenth century is accurate?

Which factor influences the growing number of poor persons in the United States?

A nurse is implementing an intervention at both the primary and tertiary levels of prevention.Which of the following best describes the nursing intervention?

The community health nurse is caring for a client who is living in persistent poverty.Which of the following best describes this client?

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

A nurse is working in the community during the industrial revolution.Which of the following population groups would have been least likely to receive community assistance?

A nurse is providing secondary prevention when working with the homeless.Which of the following best describes what is being implemented?

A nurse is conducting a community assessment in a poor neighborhood.Which of the following is the nurse most likely to find?

A nurse is providing care to populations who are from different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.Which of the following barriers should the nurse be aware of that may prevent full engagement in a relationship?