The community health nurse would consider a person in which of the following situations in persistent poverty?
1. Severe mental illness
2. Transient homelessness
3. Victim of domestic violence
4. Temporary housing
ANS: 1
Transient homeless persons, victims of domestic violence, and persons with temporary housing would be considered in crisis poverty.
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