Community Health Exam 3
How would a community health nurse define vulnerable populations? *
A. Those with higher mortality rates
B. Individuals with lower life expectancy
C. Those with increased risk for adverse
health outcomes
D. Individuals with chronic illness - -C. Those with increased risk for adverse
health outcomes
- A community health nurse is applying the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable
Populations when evaluating a local community. Which would the nurse
include as an enabling factor? *
A. insurance
B. acculturation
C. knowledge of disease
D. marital status - -A. insurance
- When assessing a population's
vulnerability, which would the community
health nurse identify as a predisposing
factor? *
A. social support networks
B. crime rates
C. transportation
D. living conditions - -D. living conditions
- An instructor reviews the definition of homelessness according to the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act with a group of community health
nursing students. The instructor determines that the students need
clarification when they include which as homeless? *
A. Someone living in a public shelter
B. Someone living in a public park
C. Someone who is incarcerated
D. Someone living in his or her car - -C. Someone who is incarcerated
- After reviewing statistics on homelessness, which would a community
health nurse identify as the fastest growing segment of the homeless
population? *
A. Children under age 18 years
B. Families headed by a female single parent
C. Families headed by a male single parent
D. Families with children - -D. Families with children
, - When attempting to describe the characteristics of a typical rural
population to a group of community health nurses, which characteristic
would the nurse include? *
A. Older, with a lower income and less formal
education
B. Young minorities with a higher income and
less formal education
C. Wealthier, more highly educated, older
White Americans
D. A reflection of the population as a whole - -A. Older, with a lower income
and less formal
education
- When providing care for migrant workers, which of the following would be
most appropriate for the community health nurse to do? *
A. Maintain existing services
B. Use standard methods of health care
delivery
C. Employ information tracking systems
D. Use professionals for community outreach - -C. Employ information
tracking systems
- T or F
The Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model includes demographic, social,
and health belief variables. - -False
Rationale: The Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model addresses resource
availability, relative risk, and health status.
- T or F
Measuring the prevalence of vulnerable populations is difficult. - -True
Rationale: It is difficult to measure vulnerable populations because the
populations are not distinct and overlap.
- T or F
Homelessness is highest among African Americans. - -False
Rationale: The rate of homelessness for ethnic groups and race varies with
geographic location.
- Which would be considered a private sector resource for homelessness?
A. PATH
B. HCH
C. Center for Mental Health Services
How would a community health nurse define vulnerable populations? *
A. Those with higher mortality rates
B. Individuals with lower life expectancy
C. Those with increased risk for adverse
health outcomes
D. Individuals with chronic illness - -C. Those with increased risk for adverse
health outcomes
- A community health nurse is applying the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable
Populations when evaluating a local community. Which would the nurse
include as an enabling factor? *
A. insurance
B. acculturation
C. knowledge of disease
D. marital status - -A. insurance
- When assessing a population's
vulnerability, which would the community
health nurse identify as a predisposing
factor? *
A. social support networks
B. crime rates
C. transportation
D. living conditions - -D. living conditions
- An instructor reviews the definition of homelessness according to the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act with a group of community health
nursing students. The instructor determines that the students need
clarification when they include which as homeless? *
A. Someone living in a public shelter
B. Someone living in a public park
C. Someone who is incarcerated
D. Someone living in his or her car - -C. Someone who is incarcerated
- After reviewing statistics on homelessness, which would a community
health nurse identify as the fastest growing segment of the homeless
population? *
A. Children under age 18 years
B. Families headed by a female single parent
C. Families headed by a male single parent
D. Families with children - -D. Families with children
, - When attempting to describe the characteristics of a typical rural
population to a group of community health nurses, which characteristic
would the nurse include? *
A. Older, with a lower income and less formal
education
B. Young minorities with a higher income and
less formal education
C. Wealthier, more highly educated, older
White Americans
D. A reflection of the population as a whole - -A. Older, with a lower income
and less formal
education
- When providing care for migrant workers, which of the following would be
most appropriate for the community health nurse to do? *
A. Maintain existing services
B. Use standard methods of health care
delivery
C. Employ information tracking systems
D. Use professionals for community outreach - -C. Employ information
tracking systems
- T or F
The Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model includes demographic, social,
and health belief variables. - -False
Rationale: The Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model addresses resource
availability, relative risk, and health status.
- T or F
Measuring the prevalence of vulnerable populations is difficult. - -True
Rationale: It is difficult to measure vulnerable populations because the
populations are not distinct and overlap.
- T or F
Homelessness is highest among African Americans. - -False
Rationale: The rate of homelessness for ethnic groups and race varies with
geographic location.
- Which would be considered a private sector resource for homelessness?
A. PATH
B. HCH
C. Center for Mental Health Services
