Deck 32: Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview

Question 1

A nurse considers an audience's ability to read,comprehend,and act on medical instructions while preparing health education materials.Which of the following factors is the nurse considering?

A) Health literacy
B) Resilience
C) Social justice
D) Health disparity

Answer 1

Health literacy

Question 2

What is implied by the web of causation model?

A) Variables interact resulting in higher probability of illness.
B) One disease causes another, especially in vulnerable populations.
C) The greater the poverty, the more likely people are to have diseases.
D) Immunizations are necessary because vulnerable populations spread disease.

Answer 2

Variables interact resulting in higher probability of illness.

Question 3

Which of the following is most likely to live in poverty?

A) Those who work in high-risk jobs
B) Those who have adequate nutrition
C) Those who effectively manage stress
D) Those who live in single family homes

Answer 3

Those who work in high-risk jobs

Question 4

A nurse is examining social determinants of health.Which of the following is the nurse looking at?

A) Ethnicity
B) Income
C) Gender
D) Marital status

Question 5

A nurse operates a school-based clinic in a local school where multiple providers and disciplines offer care to children,making it easier for children to access health care.Which of the following best describes this approach?

A) Advocacy
B) Wrap-around services
C) Social justice
D) Comprehensive services

Question 6

A nurse is working with multiple vulnerable groups.Which of the following would be most sensitive to adverse effects?

A) Pregnant teenager living with her parents for financial support
B) Poor, older woman with no means of transportation
C) 2-year-old boy of underinsured parents
D) Recently unemployed father of five

Question 7

A nurse is working with a vulnerable population.Which of the following is the nurse most likely working with?

A) Families earning more than $50,000/year
B) Families earning less than $15,000/year
C) Residents of urban areas
D) African American physicians

Question 8

Which of the following is a characteristic of a vulnerable population?

A) Have worse health outcomes and an increased sensitivity to risk factors than the general population
B) Have a single risk factor but experience worse health outcomes than the general population
C) Have multiple risk factors but equal health outcomes to the general population
D) Have worse outcomes with better access to health care than the general population

Question 9

A nurse is working to remove barriers to receiving health care.Which of the following actions is the nurse most likely to support?

A) Discrimination against certain groups
B) Treatment of pets at the same facility
C) Provision of free food at a food bank
D) Providing services for a rural population by using a mobile clinic

Question 10

Resilience refers to the:

A) resistance of certain groups to risk factors.
B) increased susceptibility to cumulative risk factors among vulnerable groups.
C) variability in the effects of stressors according to socioeconomic status.
D) increased sensitivity of the very young and the very old to risk factors.

Question 11

The wide variations in health services and health status between certain population groups are called:

A) vulnerable population groups.
B) health disparities.
C) disadvantaged populations.
D) risk markers.

Question 12

A nurse is working with a family who is unable to find adequate health care coverage for the children in the family.Which of the following pieces of legislation will assist in provision of health care coverage for these children?

A) Social Security Act
B) Balanced Budget Act
C) HIPAA
D) ACA

Question 13

A nurse is caring for a homeless population.Which of the following characteristics should the nurse anticipate as a need of this population?

A) Need more nursing care than other vulnerable groups
B) Have no desire to seek medical care
C) Have even fewer resources than poor people who have adequate housing
D) Are living in despair with no hope or resilience

Question 14

A client is self-employed as a mechanic and has no health insurance coverage.Which of the following best describes the legislation that will assist this client in obtaining health insurance?

A) Balanced Budget Act
B) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
C) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
D) Social Security Act

Question 15

A nurse is working with a 17-year-old pregnant cocaine addict who is homeless.Which of the following best describes this client?

A) At risk
B) A special population
C) A Healthy People 2020 target group
D) A vulnerable individual

Question 16

Which federal program created support for older and poor Americans?

A) Social Security Act
B) Medicare Amendment
C) Medicaid Amendment
D) Hill-Burton Act

Question 17

A nurse is caring for a population that has experienced a health disparity.Which of the following best describes a health disparity?

A) Low childhood immunization rates
B) High dropout rates
C) Unemployment
D) Income below poverty level

Question 18

What is the primary cause of vulnerability?

A) Race
B) Age
C) Poverty
D) Illness

Question 19

A nurse is developing a one-stop service to meet the needs of a vulnerable group.Which of the following would the nurse most likely create?

A) Wrap-around services where mental services are linked
B) Giving all immunizations on a single clinic visit
C) Providing multiple services during a single clinic visit
D) Providing free services to the medically indigent

Question 20

A nurse is working with a vulnerable group experiencing multiple risk factors.Which of the following best describes this group?

A) Smokers who use chewing tobacco as well as cigarettes
B) Substance abusers who test positive for HIV
C) Persons with limited access to care because they live in a rural area
D) New mothers needing information about baby and child care

Question 21

A set of actions one undertakes on behalf of another is:

A) social justice.
B) advocacy.
C) resilience.
D) risk.

Question 22

A nurse works with a group of abused women to enhance their levels of self-esteem.Which of the following levels of prevention is being performed?

A) Primary level of prevention
B) Secondary level of prevention
C) Tertiary level of prevention
D) Health promotion

Question 23

Which trends are occurring when providing care for vulnerable populations? (Select all that apply.)

A) Community-based care and interorganizational partnerships
B) Outreach and case finding
C) Elimination of disparities
D) Culturally and linguistically appropriate care
E) Increased incidence of acute illnesses

Question 24

A nurse is promoting social justice.Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely take?

A) Contacting lawmakers about environmental health issues
B) Assisting at homeless shelters
C) Advocating for policies to improve social conditions
D) Serving on a local coalition to prevent obesity

Question 25

A nurse "sets the stage" when assessing members of vulnerable population groups.Which of the following interventions would be completed? (Select all that apply.)

A) Creating a comfortable, non-threatening environment
B) Providing culturally and linguistically competent assessment
C) Collaborating with others as appropriate
D) Providing financial and legal advice
E) Developing a free clinic in a low-income neighborhood

Question 26

A nurse is planning and implementing care for vulnerable populations.Which of the following would be the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

A) Setting up multiple clinics in a wide geographic area
B) Advising legal consultants on a variety of issues
C) Making laws to protect the homeless
D) Teaching vulnerable individuals strategies to prevent illness and promote health