Chapter 32- Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations- An Overview
Stanhope- Public Health Nursing-Population-Centered Health Care in
the Community,
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What is implied by the web of causation model?
a. Variables interact resulting in higher probability of illness.
b. One disease causes another, especially in vulnerable populations. c. The greater the
poverty, the more likely people are to have diseases.
d. Immunizations are necessary because vulnerable populations spread disease. -
ANS-a. Variables interact resulting in higher probability of illness.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a vulnerable population? a. Have worse
health outcomes and an increased sensitivity to risk factors than the general population
b. Have a single risk factor but experience worse health outcomes than the general
population
c. Have multiple risk factors but equal health outcomes to the general population
d. Have worse outcomes with better access to health care than the general population -
ANS-a. Have worse health outcomes and an increased sensitivity to risk factors than
the general population
Resilience refers to the:
a. resistance of certain groups to risk factors.
b. increased susceptibility to cumulative risk factors among vulnerable groups.
c. variability in the effects of stressors according to socioeconomic status.
d. increased sensitivity of the very young and the very old to risk factors. - ANS-a.
resistance of certain groups to risk factors.
A nurse is working with a vulnerable population. Which of the following is the nurse
most likely working with?
a. Families earning more than $50,000/year
b. Families earning less than $15,000/year
c. Residents of urban areas
d. African American physicians - ANS-b. Families earning less than $15,000/year
A nurse is working with a vulnerable group experiencing multiple risk factors. Which of
the following best describes this group?
a. Smokers who use chewing tobacco as well as cigarettes
b. Substance abusers who test positive for HIV
c. Persons with limited access to care because they live in a rural area d. New mothers
needing information about baby and child care - ANS-b. Substance abusers who test
positive for HIV
A nurse is working with a 17-year-old pregnant cocaine addict who is homeless. Which
of the following best describes this client?
a. At-risk
b. A special population
c. A Healthy People 2020 target group
d. A vulnerable individual - ANS-d. A vulnerable individual
The wide variations in health services and health status between certain population
groups are called: CONTINUES... [Show Less]