Chapter 16 Social Issues

Chapter 16  Social Issues

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ____ and ____ continue to be prevalent in the United States as a consequence of the overall economy and changes in government assistance programs and taxes.

ANS:  D                    PTS:   1

2. Higher incidence of conditions associated with poor nutrition, trauma, drugs, burns, mental illness, and HIV are being seen in which population?

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1

3. When considering health care options for patients, nurses need to be aware that federal programs for the indigent cover what percentage of individuals living on incomes below the poverty line?

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1

4. An African American man returned to the emergency room for the fourth time in less than a week complaining of severe epigastric pain. Talk begins at the nurses’ station regarding whether the patient should even receive treatment as it is his fault the pain is back; they claim he has GERD but never filled the prescription given to him. This behavior by the nurses is an example of what?

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1

5. All of the following factors contribute to a domestic violence victim returning to her abusive partner except:

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1