Community & Public Health Nursing Promoting the Public's Health 8th ed by Allender, Judith
Community & Public Health Nursing Promoting the Public's Health 8th ed by Allender, Judith
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Chapter 28, Working With the Homeless
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | An instructor reviews the definition of homelessness according to the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act with a group of community health nursing students. The instructor determines that the students need clarification when they include which of the following as homeless? | |
| A) | Someone living in a public shelter | |
| B) | Someone living in a park | |
| C) | Someone who is incarcerated | |
| D) | Someone who lives in his or her car | |
| Ans: | C | |
| Feedback: | ||
| The McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act (Title 42 of the U.S. Code) defines a person as homeless who lacks a fixed, regular, adequate night time residence including supervised public or private shelters that provide temporary accommodations, institutional settings providing temporary shelter, or public or private places that are not designed for or used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings (i.e., cars, parks, camp grounds). Incarcerated individuals, however, are not considered homeless under this definition. | ||
| 2. | When addressing homeless children and youth, which of the following situations are also considered homeless according to the education subtitle of the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act? Select all that apply. | |
| A) | Children who share housing with others due to economic hardship or loss of housing | |
| B) | Children who are abandoned in hospitals | |
| C) | Children who are awaiting placement in foster care | |
| D) | Children who are living in motels, trailer parks, or camping grounds | |
| E) | Children who are living apart from one or more of their parents | |
| Ans: | A, B, C, D | |
| Feedback: | ||
| The education subtitle of the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act expands on the definition of homelessness when addressing homeless children and youth. The act includes as homeless those children who share housing with others due to economic hardship or loss of housing, are abandoned in hospitals, are awaiting placement in foster care, or are living in motels, trailer parks, or camping grounds. Children who are living apart from one or more of their parents may not be homeless. | ||
| 3. | Which of the following would likely provide the best estimate of the number of persons who are homeless? | |
| A) | Counting the number of homeless people on a particular day | |
| B) | Counting the persons who are homeless in a given week | |
| C) | Counting the number of persons who are homeless at a specific time on a specific date | |
| D) | The number of people who have been homeless over the course of a year | |
| Ans: | D | |
| Feedback: | ||
| Rather than trying to count the number of homeless people on a given day or week (point in time counts), it may be more prudent to measure the number of people who have been homeless over a longer timeframe such as over the course of a year (period prevalence counts). | ||
| 4. | Which of the following are reasons why it is difficult to estimate the number of persons who are homeless? Select all that apply. | |
| A) | It is difficult to estimate the number of people who are homeless, since homelessness is a temporary condition. | |
| B) | It is difficult to locate and account for people who are homeless. | |
| C) | Some people are unable to access shelters where they would be counted as homeless because the shelter is already overcrowded and there is limited capacity. | |
| D) | In rural areas, there are fewer housing options and resources for the homeless and as a result people may be forced to live temporarily with friends or family. | |
| E) | Homelessness is increasing due to poverty and the growing shortage of affordable rental housing. | |
| Ans: | A, B, C, D | |
| Feedback: | ||
| The following are reasons: It is difficult to estimate the number of people who are homeless, since homelessness is a temporary condition. It is difficult to locate and account for people who are homeless. Some people are unable to access shelters where they would be counted as homeless because the shelter is already overcrowded and there is limited capacity. In rural areas, there are fewer housing options and resources for the homeless, and as a result, people may be forced to live temporarily with friends or family. It is true that homelessness is increasing due to poverty and the growing shortage of affordable rental housing, but this is not a reason why it is difficult to estimate the number of people who are homeless. | ||
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