Which of the following best describes how health care professionals are involved in the problem of homelessness? a. Homeless persons make everyone uncomfortable when they beg for handouts. b. Homeless persons often live in emergency departments and clinics. c. Poverty leads to crimes, and health care professionals can be attacked and robbed outside health care […]
Which of the following concerns can a nurse as a citizen help address? a. Advocating for removal of environmental and social barriers to needed services b. Continuing to engage in political action to increase funding for care for the handicapped c. Recognizing that it is better to offer to help than to wait for a […]
Which of the following best describes the proportion of the U.S. population that is made up of persons with a long-lasting condition or disability? a. The number is about 5% and increasing. b. The number is about 10% and stable. c. The proportion is about 15% and stable. d. The proportion is almost 20% and […]
Which of the following best describes the practical importance of the classifications of metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncare areas? a. Classifications are used for congressional policy-making and funding decisions. b. Metropolitan areas gained importance because of their large population. c. Micropolitan areas are now recognized for their crucial role in society. d. The new system emphasizes […]
Which of the following facts is noteworthy about adolescent males who are driving without a license in the countryside? a. Most had driver’s education classes but have not yet earned the money to pay for their driver’s license test. b. Most were Hispanic or black from a rural area. c. Most were practiced in driving […]
Which of the following would be most upsetting for American families when their loved one, after serving in Iraq or some other battlefield, returns home? a. Many families, especially those with children, do not want guns in the house. b. Reabsorbing them into the family structure is challenging and difficult. c. The suicide rate is […]
Which of the following best summarizes the symptoms of a person with bipolar disorder? a. Chronic, unrealistic, and exaggerated worry about life b. Ongoing hallucinations and delusions c. Changes in mood from depression to mania d. A persistent abnormally elevated or irritable mood ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: C Bipolar disorder refers to a group of […]
Which of the following best describes what happens when persons who work full-time and receive the typical minimum wage seek an apartment? a. Few clean and decent low-rent apartments exist. b. People do not like to rent to low-income persons. c. To afford housing, they need a job that pays at least three times minimum […]
Which of the following factors are most likely to contribute to homelessness? a. Domestic violence and substance abuse b. Scarcity of support systems and recent job loss c. Shortage of affordable housing and insufficient income d. Substance abuse and serious mental illness ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: C The text addresses three broad factors: (1) shortage […]
Which of the following problems depends on the responses of other people and therefore cannot be measured? a. Disability b. Handicap c. Impairment d. Injury ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B In comparing these concepts, an impairment affects a human organ on a micro level; disability affects a person on an individual level; and a handicap […]
