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sammy

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The population health nurse is implementing approaches to homelessness. Which step should the nurse take first when addressing homelessness in a community?
 
  1. Assess and diagnose community factors that lead to homelessness.
  2. Diagnose and implement community programs that address homelessness.
  3. Implement and evaluate community programs that address homelessness.
  4. Assess and evaluate community factors that lead to homelessness.

Question 2

The population health nurse investigates a local park where several complaints have been lodged against people who sleep there at night and rummage through the trash cans.
 
  The population health nurse investigates a local park where several complaints have been lodged against people who sleep there at night and rummage through the trash cans. The nurse sees several inappropriately overdressed people sitting on the benches with many worn shopping bags clustered around them. After speaking with these people, the nurse contacts a local mental health agency to refer them for services. What is the best rationale for this intervention?
  1. Mental health agencies are the best source for homeless referrals.
  2. Shelters and shower facilities are easily obtained through mental health agencies.
  3. Homeless funding is best found in mental health agencies.
  4. Many homeless people have concurrent mental health illness.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 1
Explanation: 1. Before homelessness can be addressed, an assessment must be done to address what factors are involved in homelessness. Diagnosis of the factors follows next. Diagnosis and implementation of programs cannot occur without assessment. Implementation and evaluation of programs cannot occur without the previous steps. Assessment and evaluation of homelessness factors are the beginning and end step of the process.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 4
Explanation: 4. Mental illness is a psychological factor that contributes to homelessness. While not every person has mental illness, the nurse's intervention to contact a local mental health agency comes after speaking with the homeless people in the park. Sleeping on the benches, rummaging through trash, and inappropriately overdressing in clothes are indications that the people in the park are homeless. An estimated 20 to 25 of homeless people have mental illness. Mental health agencies are not the best source for homeless referrals, but are the best source for a homeless person who has mental illness. Mental health agencies are not source facilities for shelters or shower facilities. Mental health agencies are not the best source for homeless funding.



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