A nurse is working with multiple vulnerable groups. Which of the following would be most sen-sitive to adverse effects?
a. Pregnant teenager living with her parents for financial support
b. Poor, older woman with no means of transportation
c. 2-year-old boy of underinsured parents
d. Recently unemployed father of five
ANS: B
A poor, older woman with no means of transportation has a combination of risk factors. A preg-nant teenager, 2-year-old boy, and recently unemployed father are only displaying one risk fac-tor, not multiple risk factors as the older woman displays.
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