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A multifaceted public health problem What is homelessness today?
Loss pf job What are the triggers for homelessness?
Drugs/alcohol
Change in family status
Sick/disabled/mental issues
Incarcerated
Abuse at home
Evicted by family member
Bills higher than earnings
People with mental illness What are the high risk groups with homelessness?
Veterans
Single women involved in intimate partner violence
LGBTQI teens and young adultss
Arhritis What chronic conditions are frequently seen in homeless individuals?
Asthma
COPD
DM
HIV/AIDS
HTN
PVD
STIs
TB
Mental health issues
Trauma and inury What common health problems are seen in homeless patients in the
Musculoskeletal disorders and chronic pain emergency department?
Hunger and nutrition
Skin and foot problems
Infectious diseases
Dental problems
Respiratory diseases/illness
Mental health issues
Communicable disease - potential for spread What is the impact of homelessness on society in America?
Cost of healthcare
Strain on families
Need for social service agencies for assistance
Crime and incarceration
The nurse determines that the wife of an alcoholic 1. “I no longer feel that I deserve the beatings my husband inflicts on me.”
client is benefiting from attending an Al-Anon group 3 multiple choice options
if the nurse hears the wife make which statement?
, The nurse observes that a client with a potential for 1.“You seem restless; tell me what is happening.”
violence is agitated, pacing up and down the hallway, 3 multiple choice options
and is making aggressive and belligerent gestures at
other clients. Which statement would be most
appropriate to make to this client?
.The nurse in the emergency department is caring for .Reactions to a devastating event.
a young female victim of sexual assault. The client’s 3 multiple choice options
physical assessment is complete, and physical
evidence has been collected. The nurse notes that the
client is withdrawn, confused, and at times physically
immobile. How should the nurse interpret these
behaviors?
4.A depressed client on an inpatient unit says to the 1.“You sound very upset. Are you thinking of hurting yourself?”
nurse, “my family would be better off without me.” 3 multiple choice options
Which is the nurse’s best response?
5.The nurse is planning care for a client being 1.One-to-one suicide precautions.
admitted to the nursing unit who attempted suicide. 3 multiple choice options
Which priority nursing intervention should the nurse
include in the plan of care?
6.The emergency department nurse is caring for an 1.Information regarding shelters.
adult client who is a victim of family violence. Which 3 multiple choice options
priority instruction should be included in the
discharge instructions?