A nurse is working with a vulnerable group experiencing multiple risk factors. Which of the fol-lowing best describes this group?
a. Smokers who use chewing tobacco as well as cigarettes
b. Substance abusers who test positive for HIV
c. Persons with limited access to care be-cause they live in a rural area
d. New mothers needing information about baby and child care
ANS: B
Multiple risk factors are present in substance abusers, including contracting HIV and hepatitis B virus. Homelessness is another risk factor. Vulnerable populations of concern to nurses are per-sons who are poor or homeless, have special needs, pregnant teens, migrant workers and immi-grants, individuals with mental health problems, people who abuse addictive substances, persons who have been incarcerated, people with communicable diseases and those who are at risk, and persons who are HIV positive or have hepatitis B virus or STDs.
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