A nurse is examining the income levels and social networks of ...

[j.rubin]

A nurse is examining the income levels and social networks of individuals in a community. Which of the following is the nurse investigating?
 
  a. Culture
  b. Development
  c. Community
  d. Determinants

Question 2

A nurse is working with colonias. Which of the following considerations should be made by the nurse?
 
  a. They have developed roads, transporta-tion, and electrical services.
  b. They are frequently driven off, only to return to the same area.
  c. Their settlements have led to an increase in several disease conditions.
  d. Their contributions have improved the lo-cal economy.

[Mollythedog]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Determinants are conditions and factors that are important considerations in population health. Culture refers to the beliefs and customs of a certain group. Development refers to something that is being created. Community is a group of people living in the same geographic location.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Many immigrants have settled on unincorporated land, known as colonias, outside the major metropolitan areas in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. These colonies may not have developed roads, transportation, water, or electrical services. Conditions in these settlements have led to an increase in disease conditions such as amebiasis, respiratory, and diarrheal diseas-es. Environmental health hazards in the colonias are associated with poverty, poor sanitation, and overcrowded conditions.