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Preventive Care for People Experiencing Homelessness: Part I of II in a Series on Preventive Care

1. Drug overdose has replaced HIV as the emerging epidemic.

2. Which of the following is an example of secondary preventive care?

3. Focused preventive health guidelines should include that the homeless populations have a lower life expectancy, which skews the timeline for relevant screenings.

4. Although USPSTF recommends against general screening for _____ in asymptomatic adults in the general population, due to the high prevalence amongst the homeless population, this recommendation may need to be modified.

5. The USPSTF guidelines to the homeless population identifies all of the following preventive health measures as high priority for this population, except for:

6. Poor oral health contributes to complications for all of the following medical conditions, except for:

7. Many homeless people have difficulty with basic self-care, like brushing twice a day, because of lack of access to bathrooms or supplies.

8. Research has found that patients without homes who are discharged from emergency departments will usually return to the emergency department within _____ days, due to complications or not having a place to recuperate.

9. It has been found that _____ may be helpful in bridging the “digital divide” and expanding the relevance of telehealth initiatives to populations experiencing homelessness.

Expanding Our Vision of Possibilities for Preventive Care: Part II of II in a Series on Preventive Care

10. The most effective preventive care plans are a series of screenings.

11. The quickest way for a homeless person to feel better or get a meal may be to go to a primary care clinic.

12. Homeless people use the emergency department because they can’t get access to any form of health care because they don’t have any money or insurance.

13. Because trauma can be triggered for individuals who were affected by sexual abuse or violence, trauma-informed care is particularly important for all of the following screenings, except for:

14. Building rapport and trust means saying I’m going to do something, then doing it.

15. An important tool for building relationships of trust is/are:

16. Which of the following messages can help clients recognize the ways in which health care providers are trying to invest in their future and can also contribute to developing a trusting relationship?

17. For motivational interviewing to be collaborative, it:

18. A healthcare provider needs _____ in order to help people break harmful habits.

19. A lot of homeless clients use the emergency care center just for a means to:

20. All of the following are key interventions leading to patients reducing emergency department visits, except for:

Best Practices and Considerations for Wound Care

21. Warmth is important for good wound healing.

22. Studies have shown that dry wounds heal faster than moist wounds.

23. People who engage in needle exchanges are:

24. Central to the harm reduction practice is the stance of:

25. The biggest challenges to treating non-healing wounds on the street are:

Patient-Centered Care: Case Studies on End of Life

26. It is well documented in the literature that the life expectancy of people who experience chronic homelessness is 22 years less than that of the general population.

27. Health care providers should have direct and specific conversations about the patient’s goals, particularly in cases that teeter on the edge of curative versus palliative care.

28. Which of the following can provide useful perspective on how to best assess the relationship between addiction, addiction treatment, and pain management?

29. Patient autonomy always trumps medical beneficence.

30. All of the following apply to advance health care directives, except: