1. Discuss how an individuals’ health is affected when a family is living in poverty. What physical impact does poverty have on the family members who are living in poverty? As an advanced practice nurse what are the benefits of learning about poverty's impact on physical health?
According to the World Health Organization (2016) poverty leads to bad health because individuals are constrained to environments that put their health at risk including being without decent shelter, clean water and adequate sanitation. Not only does it put them at risk but also due to the financial barriers of poverty these individuals are unable to afford quality health care or fear the cost of health care. For example, if a mother living in poverty with her children has to choose between using her last dollars on food for dinner versus using her last dollars on medication, she will most likely choose the food and ignore her health concern. Not only will her health concern be …show more content…
If the families are living in poverty they may not have access to places or have devices available to obtain this information. For instance, some places may not have Internet access or a car to drive to the library to utilize computers with Internet access. Even if they do have access they may not be educated on which resources provide scholarly information. This is where advanced practice nurses can act as a resource and either help them do research or provide them with the printed information. One service available to those suffering from a mental health condition that advanced practice nurses may be able to provide is:
3. Discuss the impact on children and their social development when being raised in a household living in poverty. Discuss the impact on children and their social development when being raised by parents' that are living with the stress of
According to the World Health Organization (2016) poverty leads to bad health because individuals are constrained to environments that put their health at risk including being without decent shelter, clean water and adequate sanitation. Not only does it put them at risk but also due to the financial barriers of poverty these individuals are unable to afford quality health care or fear the cost of health care. For example, if a mother living in poverty with her children has to choose between using her last dollars on food for dinner versus using her last dollars on medication, she will most likely choose the food and ignore her health concern. Not only will her health concern be …show more content…
If the families are living in poverty they may not have access to places or have devices available to obtain this information. For instance, some places may not have Internet access or a car to drive to the library to utilize computers with Internet access. Even if they do have access they may not be educated on which resources provide scholarly information. This is where advanced practice nurses can act as a resource and either help them do research or provide them with the printed information. One service available to those suffering from a mental health condition that advanced practice nurses may be able to provide is:
3. Discuss the impact on children and their social development when being raised in a household living in poverty. Discuss the impact on children and their social development when being raised by parents' that are living with the stress of