Extreme poverty in the form of homelessness affects women, children, and minorities more often than others. Those who are homeless 1. Need more nursing care than other vulnerable groups 2. Have no desire to seek medical care 3. Have even fewer resources than poor people who have adequate housing 4. Are living in despair with […]
Vulnerable population groups are those who, in comparison with the population as a whole 1. Are more sensitive to risk factors and have worse health outcomes 2. Have a single risk factor but experience worse health outcomes 3. Have multiple risk factors but equal health outcomes 4. Have worse outcomes with better access to health […]
When planning and implementing care for vulnerable populations, nurses may fill numerous roles. Which of the following are possible roles? 1. Setting up multiple clinics in a wide geographic area 2. Legal advisors on a variety of issues 3. Making laws to protect the homeless 4. Teaching vulnerable individuals, families, and groups strategies to prevent […]
The differential vulnerability hypothesis refers to 1. The resistance of certain groups to risk factors 2. The possession of and/or an increased susceptibility to multiple cumulative risk factors in vulnerable groups 3. The variability in the effects of stressors according to socioeconomic status 4. The increased sensitivity of the very young and the very old […]
Which of the following is an example of a priority population group? 1. People earning more than $100,000/year 2. People earning less than $100,000/year 3. Residents of remote rural areas of Canada 4. African American physicians ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3
Vulnerable groups and families often have multiple risk factors. An example of this is 1. Smokers who use chewing tobacco as well as cigarettes 2. Substance abusers who test positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who are homeless 3. Persons with limited access to care because they live in a rural area 4. New […]
Social justice refers to providing humane care and social support for the most disadvantaged members of society. How can nurses promote social justice? Nurses can 1. Contact lawmakers about the hazards of being a vulnerable person 2. Assist in homeless shelters to promote the health and well-being of residents 3. Function as advocates for policy […]
Access to health care may be more limited for low socioeconomic groups. Barriers to access are policies and financial, geographical, or cultural features of health care that make services difficult to obtain or so unappealing that people do not wish to seek health care. An example of the removal of a barrier to health care […]
Vulnerability is multidimensional in that several factors contribute to it. Vulnerability is dynamic and can be counteracted by acquiring resources. Resilience 1. Makes a person more vulnerable to deficient states 2. Includes the ability to recover from problems and the possession of a sense of inner strength 3. Can be fostered by building up a […]
There is a trend toward providing more comprehensive, family-centered services when treating vulnerable population groups. One-stop service refers to 1. Wrap-around services where mental services are linked 2. Giving all immunizations on a single clinic visit 3. Providing multiple services during a single clinic visit 4. Providing free services to the medically indigent ESSAYBID […]
