MC The 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 re-employment in other job sectors. This is considered A. Primary prevention. B. Secondary prevention. C. Tertiary prevention. D. Health promotion. ESSAYBID ANSWER […]
MC A family has been able to earn enough money to raise their overall income level from the federal poverty guidelines. A tertiary prevention strategy to maintain their income at this level would be to: (Select all that apply.) A.* Assist the family in making and adhering to a budget. B. Explore the factors that […]
MC 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. A solution for this would be to A. Restrict who uses the shelter. B. Have a separate family area in the shelter. C. Search everyone who uses the shelter […]
MC The primary focus for evaluating care for the poor and homeless includes how well A. Training programs employ the homeless. B. Systems-level outcomes are met. C. Client-level outcomes are met. D. Individual and population intervention objectives are met. ESSAYBID ANSWER D. Individual and population intervention objectives are met.
MC The major emphasis in primary prevention that relates to the health of the poor and homeless in a community is to A. Have appropriate support services in place to address the health needs of these aggregates. B. Ensure health services in the schools to keep children healthy. C. Mitigate or prevent the factors that […]
MC An example of a primary prevention approach to homelessness that the nurse can incorporate into practice is to A. Assess and diagnose community factors that lead to homelessness. B. Diagnose and implement community programs that address homelessness. C. Implement and evaluate community programs that address homelessness. D. Assess and evaluate community factors that lead […]
MC The 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: A. Referring them to their local church. B. Contacting local social service […]
MC The 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: A. Contact the family and arrange for a time when the adolescent […]
MC The 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: A. Primary prevention. B. Secondary prevention. C. […]
MC The 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 A. There are insufficient employment opportunities in the community. B. Poverty is increasing in the community. C. Better information about […]
