A public health nurse is addressing community leaders at a forum about community improvement. The nurse should identify which of the following groups as being the fastest growing segment of the homeless population.

Choice A reason: Administrator is not the role that the nurse is functioning in when arranging for an occupational therapist to visit the client. An administrator is a nurse who is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the delivery of health care services within an organization or a unit.

Choice B reason: Nurse consultant is not the role that the nurse is functioning in when arranging for an occupational therapist to visit the client. A nurse consultant is a nurse who provides expert advice and guidance to clients, organizations, or other health care professionals on specific issues or problems.

Choice C reason: Case manager is the role that the nurse is functioning in when arranging for an occupational therapist to visit the client. A case manager is a nurse who coordinates the care of a client across the continuum of health care settings and services. A case manager assesses the client's needs, develops a plan of care, facilitates the delivery of appropriate interventions, and evaluates the outcomes.

Choice D reason: Clinician is not the role that the nurse is functioning in when arranging for an occupational therapist to visit the client. A clinician is a nurse who provides direct care to clients in various settings, such as hospitals, clinics, or homes. A clinician performs assessments, diagnoses, treatments, and evaluations of the client's health status.

Choice A reason: Conducting counseling for at-risk parents is not a primary prevention strategy, as it is a secondary prevention strategy. Secondary prevention aims to stop violence from recurring after it happens, by identifying and intervening with those who are at risk of being victims or perpetrators of violence. Counseling for at-risk parents may help them cope with stress, resolve conflicts, and improve their relationships, but it does not prevent violence from happening in the first place.

Choice B reason: Assessing a family for marital discord is not a primary prevention strategy, as it is a secondary prevention strategy. Secondary prevention aims to stop violence from recurring after it happens, by identifying and intervening with those who are at risk of being victims or perpetrators of violence. Assessing a family for marital discord may help the nurse detect signs of abuse, neglect, or violence, and refer the family to appropriate services, but it does not prevent violence from happening in the first place.

Choice C reason: Teaching parenting techniques to new parents is a primary prevention strategy, as it aims to prevent violence from ever happening in the first place. Primary prevention works by addressing the underlying causes of violence, such as gender inequality, social norms, and power imbalances, and promoting positive attitudes and behaviors across the whole population. Teaching parenting techniques to new parents may help them develop skills, knowledge, and confidence to raise their children in a healthy, safe, and supportive environment, and prevent child abuse and neglect.

Choice D reason: Providing treatment for a young adult who has a substance use disorder is not a primary prevention strategy, as it is a tertiary prevention strategy. Tertiary prevention aims to respond to the long-term impacts of violence, by providing care and support to those who have experienced or perpetrated violence, and reducing the consequences and recurrence of violence. Providing treatment for a young adult who has a substance use disorder may help them recover from their addiction, improve their mental and physical health, and reduce their involvement in violence, but it does not prevent violence from happening in the first place.