NUR 403 Exam #2 Actual Questions
and Answers 2026
vulnerable populations -
correct answer ✅those at greater risk for poor healthcare access
and thus poor health outcomes
factors contributing to substandard care for vulnerable populations
-
correct answer ✅miscommunication and health literacy issues
fragmented care
transportation issues and financial means
power dynamics (intimidation in elderly patients)
prejudice/stigma
historical distrust of the healthcare system (Tuskegee Syphilis,
Henrietta Lacks)
majority of healthcare outcomes are attributed to... -
correct answer ✅physical environment and socio-economic factors
health dispairities -
correct answer ✅preventable differences in the burden of disease,
injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health
experienced by socially disadvantaged populations
,NUR 403 Exam #2 Actual Questions
and Answers 2026
resilience -
correct answer ✅ability to resist the effects of vulnerability,
adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or
even significant sources of stress such as family and relationship
problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial
stressors
human capital -
correct answer ✅all of the strengths, knowledge, and skills that
enable a person to live a productive, happy life
disenfranchisement -
correct answer ✅feel separated from mainstream society, invisible
to society (very poor, homeless, migrant workers), forgotten in
health and social planning
hopelessness -
correct answer ✅results from feelings of powerlessness and social
isolation; can occur if not resilient, feel disenfranchised
vulnerable population groups of special concern -
correct answer ✅those in poverty, homeless, pregnant teens,
mentally ill, people with addiction, LGBT
, NUR 403 Exam #2 Actual Questions
and Answers 2026
causes of poverty -
correct answer ✅decreased earnings, single mothers, lack of child
support, inadequate education/job skills, disabilities
characteristics of health disparities -
correct answer ✅inadequate nutrition, higher rates of chronic
illness (DM, asthma, HTN), higher infant mortality rates, more
complications and higher mortality rates
"blameless" poverty -
correct answer ✅widowed women, children, laborers injured on
the job, elderly people
NOT "blameless" poverty -
correct answer ✅illicit drug users and people with addictions
people experiencing homelessness
young adults
those considered to be "lazy"
contributing factors to homelessness -
correct answer ✅poverty
and Answers 2026
vulnerable populations -
correct answer ✅those at greater risk for poor healthcare access
and thus poor health outcomes
factors contributing to substandard care for vulnerable populations
-
correct answer ✅miscommunication and health literacy issues
fragmented care
transportation issues and financial means
power dynamics (intimidation in elderly patients)
prejudice/stigma
historical distrust of the healthcare system (Tuskegee Syphilis,
Henrietta Lacks)
majority of healthcare outcomes are attributed to... -
correct answer ✅physical environment and socio-economic factors
health dispairities -
correct answer ✅preventable differences in the burden of disease,
injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health
experienced by socially disadvantaged populations
,NUR 403 Exam #2 Actual Questions
and Answers 2026
resilience -
correct answer ✅ability to resist the effects of vulnerability,
adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or
even significant sources of stress such as family and relationship
problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial
stressors
human capital -
correct answer ✅all of the strengths, knowledge, and skills that
enable a person to live a productive, happy life
disenfranchisement -
correct answer ✅feel separated from mainstream society, invisible
to society (very poor, homeless, migrant workers), forgotten in
health and social planning
hopelessness -
correct answer ✅results from feelings of powerlessness and social
isolation; can occur if not resilient, feel disenfranchised
vulnerable population groups of special concern -
correct answer ✅those in poverty, homeless, pregnant teens,
mentally ill, people with addiction, LGBT
, NUR 403 Exam #2 Actual Questions
and Answers 2026
causes of poverty -
correct answer ✅decreased earnings, single mothers, lack of child
support, inadequate education/job skills, disabilities
characteristics of health disparities -
correct answer ✅inadequate nutrition, higher rates of chronic
illness (DM, asthma, HTN), higher infant mortality rates, more
complications and higher mortality rates
"blameless" poverty -
correct answer ✅widowed women, children, laborers injured on
the job, elderly people
NOT "blameless" poverty -
correct answer ✅illicit drug users and people with addictions
people experiencing homelessness
young adults
those considered to be "lazy"
contributing factors to homelessness -
correct answer ✅poverty
