Author Question: Persons and families who have an income above the federal income guidelines, but are unable to meet ... (Read 32 times)

ereecah · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Persons and families who have an income above the federal income guidelines, but are unable to meet their living expenses are often called:

a. In persistent poverty
b. Near poor
c. Impoverished
d. Neighborhood poverty

Question 2

A nurse is told that a screening test has high specificity. This means that the test:

a. Provides precise and consistent readings
b. Accurately identifies those with the condition or trait
c. Accurately identifies those without the trait
d. Has a high level of false positives

ju · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The near poor are persons and families whose income is above the federal income guidelines but insufficient to meet living expenses.

Answer to Question 2

C
Specificity refers to the test accurately identifying those without the trait.