A community health nurse is aware that restoration of health often depends on appropriate interventions performed early in the course of a disease
Which patient is most likely to seek health care late in the course of his or her disease process and deteriorate more quickly than other patients?
A) A patient who has been homeless for an extended period of time
B) A patient who recently immigrated to the United States
C) A patient who is 88 years old and who has enjoyed relatively good health
D) A teenage boy
Ans: A
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Because of numerous barriers, the homeless seek health care late in the course of a disease and deteriorate more quickly than patients who are not homeless. Many of their health problems are related in large part to their living situation. The other answers are incorrect because these populations do not as often seek care late in the course of their disease process and deteriorate quicker than other populations.
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