Nursing 321 Final Exam| 100 Questions| With Complete Solutions

Who do Street Outreach nurses work with? correct answer: Work with people who are homeless and community organizations What do street outreach nurses focus on? correct answer: building relationships, maintaining the dignity of and respect for clients Creating environment of cultural safety and empowerment provide access to primary care, mental health services, communicable disease care and support (HIV, TB, STI's) Birth control, prenatal and postnatal support Drug and alcohol rehabilitation Work with agencies to advocate for housing What are the poor determinants of health that the homeless are affected by? correct answer: Living in poverty Low levels of education Food insecurity Living in poor housing conditions and social exclusion What do the chronically homeless face high instances of? correct answer: High instances of substance abuse What do homeless people face/ struggle with in regards to Access to healthcare? correct answer: - increased use of healthcare facilities - reluctance to access care when impaired - creation of low-threshold clinics and street outreach programs - street outreach clinical encounters can be challenging What does cocaine or methamphetamines do to cognition? correct answer: Restlessness, inability to communicate in a coherent manner, distraction What does opioids do to cognition? correct answer: sleepiness, nodding off, in a ability to form coherent sentences What happens in drug induced psychosis? correct answer: hallucinations and or paranoia What does alcohol do? correct answer: relaxes and dulls the mind What are some symptoms of withdrawal from substances?