Chapter 7 Women's Care: Social Issues

Chapter 7   Women’s Care: Social Issues

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1) When discussing the feminization of poverty, the nurse educator will inform the students of what fact?

1. The out-of-wedlock birth rate is above 40%.
2. In 2012, 25% of the households headed by single mothers lived in poverty.
3. Poverty is not directly linked to level of education attained.
4. Women work fewer hours for more pay than men do.

Answer:  1

Explanation:  1. The reality is that many children will spend at least a portion of their lives in single-parent families.

Page Ref: 113

Cognitive Level:  Understanding

Client Need/Sub:  Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

Standards:  QSEN Competencies: I. B. 10. Engage patients or designated surrogates in active partnerships that promote health, safety and well-being, and self-care management. | AACN Essentials Competencies: V. 8. Discuss the implications of healthcare policy on issues of access, equity, affordability, and social justice in healthcare delivery. | NLN Competencies: Context and Environment: Read and interpret data; apply health promotion/disease prevention strategies; apply health policy; conduct population-based transcultural health assessments and interventions. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning

Learning Outcome:  1 Define the phrase feminization of poverty.

MNL LO:  6.1.4 Recognize social issues affecting women in today’s society.

 

 

2) The nurse is on a panel at a conference discussing poverty and health care for those living below the poverty level. Which statements should the nurse include?

Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected.

Select all that apply.

1. The poverty level is defined as a family of four living on less than $23,550 per year.
2. Two-thirds of Americans living in poverty are women and children.
3. The majority of single-parent families are headed by women.
4. The greatest number of people living under the poverty level are the elderly.
5. Parental race does not affect the level of poverty.

Answer:  1, 2, 3

Explanation:  1. Increasing numbers of U.S. women and their children are attempting to live on $23,550 or less, which is the current income that defines the poverty level for a family of four.

2. Currently, two-thirds of Americans living in poverty are women and children.
3. The majority of single parent-families are headed by women, and these families are four times more likely to live in poverty than families with two parents.

Page Ref: 113

Cognitive Level:  Understanding

Client Need/Sub:  Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

Standards:  QSEN Competencies: I. C. 13. Acknowledge the tension that may exist between patient rights and the organization responsibility for professional, ethical care. | AACN Essentials Competencies: V. 8. Discuss the implications of healthcare policy on issues of access, equity, affordability, and social justice in healthcare delivery. | NLN Competencies: Context and Environment: Appreciate the influence of systems on healthcare outcomes. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning

Learning Outcome:  3 Discuss poverty’s effect on women’s health care.

MNL LO:  6.1.4 Recognize social issues affecting women in today’s society.

3) There have been a number of historical trends that have contributed to this existing wage gap, including which of the following?

1. There was a perception that men were the sole breadwinners.
2. Women who were competitive in the work environment were viewed positively.
3. Women in past generations generally were not limited to certain occupations.
4. Increase in societal importance of women’s intellectual traits.

Answer:  1

Explanation:  1. Historically, there was a perception that men were the sole breadwinners, thus higher salaries for men were justified to support a family.

Page Ref: 115

Cognitive Level:  Understanding

Client Need/Sub:  Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

Standards:  QSEN Competencies: I. C. 13. Acknowledge the tension that may exist between patient rights and the organizational responsibility for professional, ethical care. | AACN Essentials Competencies: V. 8. Discuss the implications of healthcare policy on issues of access, equity, affordability, and social justice in healthcare delivery. | NLN Competencies: Context and Environment: Appreciate the influence of systems of health care outcomes. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning

Learning Outcome:  2 Identify factors that contribute to the wage gap between women and men.

MNL LO:  6.1.4 Recognize social issues affecting women in today’s society.

 

4) In a community clinic, a number of women working low-paying jobs come in for health care in the evening. The nurse knows that which of the following is true about the women’s working situations?

Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected.

Select all that apply.

1. They have no health insurance.
2. They have “pink collar” jobs.
3. They earn less pay than do their male counterparts.
4. They will be receiving a pension upon retirement.
5. They have no problem securing child care.

Answer:  1, 2, 3

Explanation:  1. Lack of health insurance continues to be a major problem for the poor.

2. About one-third of women work in a cluster of “pink collar” occupations, which tend to be poorly paid when compared with male-dominated positions requiring comparable levels of responsibility, skill, and education.
3. Women are paid less than men for comparable work in virtually all occupations.

Page Ref: 113, 114

Cognitive Level:  Applying

Client Need/Sub:  Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

Standards:  QSEN Competencies: I. C. 13. Acknowledge the tensions that may exist between patient rights and the organizational responsibility for professional, ethical care. | AACN Essentials Competencies: V. 8. Discuss the implications of healthcare policy on issues of access, equity, affordability, and social justice in healthcare delivery. | NLN Competencies: Context and Environment: Appreciate the influence of systems of health care outcomes. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning

Learning Outcome:  3 Discuss poverty’s effect on women’s health care.

MNL LO:  6.1.4 Recognize social issues affecting women in today’s society.

 

5) The nurse is planning a community educational presentation for people living below the poverty level. The nurse knows that which of the following is the largest population in this socioeconomic category?

1. Adults in communal living situations
2. Young married couples under the age of 20
3. Single women with children
4. Single adults

Answer:  3

Explanation:  3. Of households headed by single mothers, 40% live in poverty.

Page Ref: 113

Cognitive Level:  Understanding

Client Need/Sub:  Health Promotion and Maintenance: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention

Standards:  QSEN Competencies: I. B. 10. Engage patients or designated surrogates in active partnerships that promote health, safety and well-being, and self-care management. | AACN Essentials Competencies: V. 8. Discuss the implications of healthcare policy on issues of access, equity, affordability, and social justice in healthcare delivery. | NLN Competencies: Context and Environment: Appreciate the influences of systems on health care outcomes. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning

Learning Outcome:  1 Define the phrase feminization of poverty.

MNL LO:  6.1.4 Recognize social issues affecting women in today’s society