Deck 32: Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: an Overview

Question 1

Which federal program created support for older and poor Americans?

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

Answer 1

Social Security Act

Question 2

Which population is most likely to be affected by poverty?

A) Women
B) Men
C) Two-parent families
D) Adoptive families

Answer 2

Women

Question 3

The differential vulnerability hypothesis 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

Answer 3

Increased susceptibility to cumulative risk factors among vulnerable groups

Question 4

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

A) Health literacy
B) Ethnicity
C) Medical training
D) Disparity

Question 5

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.

Question 6

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

A) Priority population groups
B) Health disparities
C) Disadvantaged populations
D) Risk markers

Question 7

A client is self-employed as a mechanic and has limited health insurance coverage.This client is considered:

A) Poor
B) Near poor
C) Medically indigent
D) Uninsured

Question 8

Which vulnerable group 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) Two-year-old boy of underinsured parents
D) Recently unemployed father of five

Question 9

A mental health nurse working in the 1960s received additional education to provide care for the severely mentally ill in the community because of which legislation?

A) Community Mental Health Centers Act
B) Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Act
C) National Health Planning and Resource Development Act
D) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Question 10

An example of a vulnerable group experiencing multiple risk factors is:

A) Smokers who use chewing tobacco as well as cigarettes
B) Substance abusers who test positive for human immunodeficiency virus (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 11

What is the primary cause of vulnerability?

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

Question 12

A nurse operates a school-based clinic in a local school,making it easier for children to access health care.This is an example of:

A) Case finding
B) Wrap-around services
C) Outreach
D) Comprehensive services

Question 13

Which is an example of a priority population group?

A) People earning more than $100,000/year
B) People earning less than $100,000/year
C) Residents of remote rural areas of Canada
D) African American physicians

Question 14

Which 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 than the general population
D) Have worse outcomes with better access to health care than the general population

Question 15

Which demonstrates the removal of a barrier to health care?

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 16

An example of a health disparity is:

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

Question 17

A 17-year-old pregnant cocaine addict who is homeless is considered:

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

Question 18

Which is an example of a social determinant of health?

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

Question 19

A nurse caring for a homeless population recognizes that those who are homeless:

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 20

A nurse is developing a one-stop service to meet the needs of a vulnerable group.Which is an example of this type of service?

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 21

Which interventions are completed as a nurse "sets the stage" when assessing members of vulnerable population groups? 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

Question 22

Which is the most appropriate action for a nurse when planning and implementing care for vulnerable populations?

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

Question 23

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

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

Question 24

How can nurses promote social justice?

A) By contacting lawmakers about environmental health issues
B) By assisting at homeless shelters
C) By advocating for policies to improve social conditions
D) By serving on a local coalition to prevent obesity

Question 25

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

A) Social justice
B) Advocacy
C) Linguistically appropriate health care
D) A waiver

Question 26

Which trends are occurring among 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