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Test Bank Homeless Populations Nies: Community/Public Health Nursing, 7th Edition
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1. A family will most likely lose their primary nighttime residence within the next week. Which term best describes their situation in relation to homelessness?
a. Homeless under other federal...
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Community Public Health Nursing 7th Edition Nies Test Bank
Test Bank Homeless Populations Nies: Community/Public Health
Nursing, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. A family will most likely lose their primary nighttime residence within the next
week. Which term best describes their situation in relation to homelessness?
a. Homeless under other federal statutes
b. Literally homeless
c. Imminent risk of homelessness
d. Fleeing/attempting to flee intimate partner violence
ANS: C
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued regulations
that summarized the statutory definitions in four descriptive categories. These
four categories with their respective definitions include: Literally homeless:
Individuals and families who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime
residence, including a subset for individuals who resided in an emergency
shelter or a place not meant for human habitation and who are exiting an
institution where he or she temporarily resided; Imminent risk of homeless:
Individuals and families who will imminently lose their primary nighttime
residence; Homeless under other federal statutes: Unaccompanied youth and
families with children and youth who are defined as homeless under other
federal statutes who do not otherwise qualify as homeless under this definition;
and Fleeing/attempting to flee DV: Individuals and families who are fleeing or
are attempting to flee, DV, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other
dangerous or
life-threatening conditions that relate to violence against the individual or a family
member.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember
2. Which best describes the recent trends in homelessness?
a. The number of homeless individuals in school is decreasing.
b. The number of homeless individuals is increasing.
c. The number of homeless families is increasing.
d. The number of homeless families is decreasing.
ANS: D
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported the
following numbers of people in the total population and subpopulations who
used shelters or transitional housing between October 1, 2015 and September
30, 2016: 355,212 individuals, a decrease of less
than 1% between 2015 and 2016; 194,716 people in families with children, a
decrease of 5%
between 2015 and 2016.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
3. On the basis of all the work done by social scientists, approximately how
many homeless persons should be expected and tolerated in our society?
a. No more than 5%
b. No more than 10%
c. No more than 15%
d. There should not be homeless persons in America.
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ANS: D
Kozol (1988) argued: “We would be wise to avoid the numbers game. Any
search for the ‘right number’ carries the assumption that we may at last
arrived at an acceptable number. There is no acceptable number. Whether the
number is 1 million or 4 million, there are too many homeless people in
America.”
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge)
4. Which represents the largest group of homeless adults?
a. Minorities
b. Disabled
c. Females
d. Males
ANS: D
Among all sheltered homeless adults in 2015, approximately 62.1% were men;
37.9% were women. The sheltered homeless population is younger than the
general population. Most homeless adults were between 31 and 50 years of
age; 22.3% were less than 18 years of age; and 4% were older than 62. In the
general population, 18% were over age of 62. Minorities comprised 61.9% of
the total sheltered population. Adults with disabilities were over three times
more likely to be experiencing sheltered homelessness than adults without
disabilities.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge)
5. Which best describes the problem with the Section 8 housing program?
a. Direct access to an apartment in a public housing facility is faster and easier.
b. Most renters prefer the program to make direct payment to apartment owners
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c. Section 8 housing is essentially slum housing, and no one wants to live there.
d. Supply is vastly less than the demand.
ANS: D
Although these programs are intended to alleviate housing problems for low-
income renters, the demand for these assisted housing programs has far
exceeded the supply. Section 8 housing does not provide direct access to an
apartment in a public housing facility or provide payment directly from the
program to apartment owners. Section 8 housing provides affordable housing
through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and is not
slum housing.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
6. Which best describes what happens when persons who work full-time and
receive the typical minimum wage seek an apartment?
a. Few clean and decent low-rent apartments exist.
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