Which of the following clients is a concern for the community health nurse? (Select all that ap-ply.)
1. The homeless woman with a history of congestive heart failure
2. The elderly gentleman who fell while disembarking from a bus
3. The child of itinerant workers who has a developed asthma
4. A client diagnosed with HIV who recently lost her insurance
5. A 15-year-old who was injured while at a public swimming pool
6. A retired service veteran who has a chronic psychiatric disorder
ANS: 1, 3, 4
Community-based health care occurs outside traditional health care institutions, such as hospitals. It provides services for acute and chronic conditions to individuals and families with in the community (Stanhope and Lancaster, 2006). Some of these problems include an increase in homeless and immigrant populations, an increase in sexually transmitted diseases, underimmun-ization of infants and children, and life-threatening diseases (e.g., clients living with HIV and other emerging infections). All of these clients possess risk factors that are community based
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