When a nurse attempts to provide health-care services to the homeless, what should be a realistic concern?

A. Most individuals who are homeless reject help.
B. Most individuals who are homeless are suspicious of anyone who offers help.
C. Most individuals who are homeless are proud and will often refuse charity.
D. Most individuals who are homeless relocate frequently.


D
A realistic concern in the provision of health-care services to the homeless is that individuals who are homeless relocate frequently. Frequent relocation confounds service delivery and interferes with providers' efforts to ensure appropriate care.

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Select the true statement about the mechanism of action of a natural killer cell.

A. Granzymes from the natural killer cell enter the perforin hole and degrade the enemy cell enzymes. B. The enemy cell dies by apoptosis, and the macrophage engulfs and digests the dying cell. C. The natural killer cell releases perforins that form a hole in the enemy cell membrane. D. All of these are correct.

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