The nurse is assessing a family to determine if they have access to adequate health care. Which statement accurately describes how certain families are affected by common barriers to health care?

Question

A) After a decade of escalation, the percentage of children living in low-income families has been on the decline since 2000.
B) White, non-Hispanic children overall are more likely than African American and Hispanic children to be in very good or excellent health.
C) The proportion of children between the ages of 6 and 18 who are overweight is decreasing, but a large increase is occurring in African American females.
D) The overall health care plan of working families may improve access to specialty care but limit access to preventive services.

Answer 1

Ans: B
White, non-Hispanic children overall are more likely than African American and Hispanic children to be in very good or excellent health. After a decade of decline, the percentage of children living in low-income families has been on the rise since 2000. In 2005, 39% of children were living in low-income families and 18% were living in poor families (Douglas-Hall & Chau, 2008). The proportion of children between the ages of 6 and 18 who are overweight is increasing, but the largest increase is occurring in African American females (ChildStats.gov Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2010). The overall plan may improve access to preventive services but may limit the access to specialty care, which has a major impact on children with chronic or long-term illnesses.