A nurse is trying to provide effective nursing care to poor ...

[deesands]

A nurse is trying to provide effective nursing care to poor persons, families, and populations in a variety of settings. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
 
  a. Move to the area where people are living to understand their plight
  b. Understand the concept of poverty on many levels
  c. Take a trip abroad to see how poverty ex-ists in other countries
  d. Become fully immersed in the concept of poverty for at least a year

Question 2

A nurse is working in the community during the industrial revolution. Which of the following population groups would have been least likely to receive community assistance?
 
  a. Widowed women
  b. Orphaned children
  c. Mentally ill
  d. Injured laborers

[blazinlyss]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Understanding the concept of poverty with historical, social, political, economic, biological, psy-chological, and spiritual dimensions is the first step in providing effective care to this population. It is not necessary to move to the area, take a trip abroad, or become immersed in the concept of poverty in order to provide effective nursing care to this population.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Mentally ill individuals were considered undeserving poor and did not receive any community assistance. Widowed women, orphaned children, and injured laborers were deserving poor be-cause their poverty was considered to be beyond their control.

[deesands]

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[isabelt_18]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it