A nurse is referring to the federal income guidelines. Which of the following best describes why the nurse is completing this action?
a. To determine financial eligibility for gov-ernment assistance programs
b. To calculate statistical occurrences in the community
c. To identify those with inadequate re-sources for basic needs
d. To provide guidelines for reform of social programs
ANS: A
Federal income guidelines are used primarily to determine financial eligibility for government as-sistance programs. The Poverty Threshold Guidelines are used primarily for statistical purposes. The federal income guidelines do not identify those with inadequate resources for basic needs or provide guidelines for reform of social programs.
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