Author Question: A nurse is caring for a homeless population. Which of the following characteristics should the nurse ... (Read 147 times)

Davideckstein7 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

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 vul-nerable groups
b. Have no desire to seek medical care
c. Have even fewer resources than poor peo-ple who have adequate housing
d. Are living in despair with no hope or resil-ience

Question 2

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

a. Balanced Budget Act
b. Health Insurance Portability and Ac-countability Act (HIPAA)
c. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
d. Social Security Act

sierrahalpin · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Those who are homeless have even fewer resources than poor people who have adequate housing. Homeless and marginally housed people must struggle with heavy demands as they try to man-age daily life because their resources are limited. These individuals must cope with finding a place to sleep at night and a place to stay during the day or moving frequently from one resi-dence to another, as well as finding food, before even thinking about health care.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The ACA of 2010 provides the opportunity for all to purchase health insurance. The Balanced Budget Act shifted payment in home health care. The HIPAA was intended to help people keep their health insurance when moving from one place to another. The Social Security Act created the largest federal support program for elderly and poor Americans.