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Rural And Migrant Health

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Question 1
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Which of the following best explains why the rural population is growing when young persons from rural areas consistently are moving to urban areas to seek employment?

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A

Adults engaged in all the physically demanding farming tasks have longer life spans than people in urban areas.

B

Farm families continue to have a higher birth rate than urban families.

C

Many formerly migrant worker Hispanics are settling in rural counties.

D

Retirees and other urbanites able to conduct business through telecommunication and travel are moving in.

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Question 2
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Which of the following best explains why there are so few hospitals in rural areas?

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A

Few nurses and physicians enjoy the rural lifestyle.

B

Historically, hospitals began in large urban areas and have slowly expanded outward but have not yet reached all rural areas.

C

Rural areas have very low population density.

D

Rural residents do not trust hospitals, preferring to receive care from neighbors and friends.

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Question 3
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From which of the following causes are rural residents twice as likely to die from in comparison with urban residents?

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A

Chronic diseases, especially cardiac problems and cancers

B

Diabetes from the higher incidence of obesity

C

Respiratory diseases (from pesticides and herbicides)

D

Unintentional injuries

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Question 4
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Which of the following factors would cause a geographic area to be called a frontier area?

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A

Arbitrary distinction recognizing the Great Plains, Intermountain areas, and Alaska

B

Geographically located in the West, specifically the Great Plains states

C

High death rate from use of guns (homicide or suicide)

D

Population of fewer than six persons per square mile

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Question 5
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Which of the following best describes the practical importance of the classifications of metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncare areas?

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A

Classifications are used for congressional policy-making and funding decisions.

B

Metropolitan areas gained importance because of their large population.

C

Micropolitan areas are now recognized for their crucial role in society.

D

The new system emphasizes the extent of rural (noncare) areas.

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Question 6
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Which of the following compositional factors influences rural health needs?

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A
Demographics of the people living in an area
B
Local environment
C
The geography of the area
D
The political and social institutions in the community
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Question 7
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Which of the following describes what has been identified by public health experts as the number one priority in rural areas?

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A
Access to health care
B
Access to education
C
Access to telecommunications
D
Access to better-paying employment opportunities
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Question 8
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Which of the following would be true for a county to be defined as having persistent poverty?

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A
At least 10% of the population has been in poverty for at least the last 10 years.
B
At least 10% of the population has been in poverty for at least the last 20 years.
C
At least 20% of the population has been in poverty for at least the last 20 years.
D
At least 20% of the population has been in poverty for at least the last 30 years.
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Question 9
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Which of the following facts is noteworthy about adolescent males who are driving without a license in the countryside?

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A
Most had driver's education classes but have not yet earned the money to pay for their driver's license test.
B
Most were Hispanic or black from a rural area.
C
Most were practiced in driving large farm machinery and were just going from one section of the farm to another section.
D
Most were practicing their driving skills with their parent in the car.
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Question 10
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Which of the following are particularly prevalent in rural areas (more so than in urban areas) of the South?

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A
Falls and motor vehicle accidents
B
Less use of seatbelts and more drinking of alcohol
C
Obesity and sedentary lifestyle
D
Suicide and homicide
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Question 11
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Which of the following statements best describes how firearm injuries are different in rural areas as compared with urban areas?

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A
In rural areas, firearm deaths occur more frequently because of purposeful, rather than accidental, shooting.
B
In rural areas, firearm injuries occur more frequently in the home.
C
In rural areas, firearm injuries occur more frequently during official hunting season, whereas the frequency does not vary in urban areas.
D
In rural areas, firearm injuries are more frequently fatal than in urban areas.
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Question 12
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Which of the following groups is the fastest-growing component of the rural population?

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A
Disabled adults
B
Elderly women
C
Hispanic children
D
Retirees
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Question 13
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Which of the following best explains why companies do not build work places in rural areas where people are anxious to find full-time employment?

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A
Employers need highly educated and skilled employees.
B
Managers do not want to be transferred into a rural area where they will not fit in and will not be comfortable.
C
Rural persons do not work as hard as urban dwellers.
D
Smells emanating from farms are unacceptable to persons working inside.
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Question 14
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Which of the following employment opportunities are among the most dangerous?

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A
Food processing, textiles, and transportation
B
Highway construction, ranching, and public utilities
C
Large mechanized factory positions
D
Mining, forestry, and fishing
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Question 15
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A public health nurse is working in a rural clinic. On the basis of risk, which of the following would be the priority group for care?

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A
African American adults
B
Adolescents
C
Elderly women who live alone
D
Migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW)
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Question 16
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As a concerned citizen and professional, a nurse encourages the local senators and representatives to support expansion of health clinics for the poverty stricken. Which of the following locations is in most desperate need?

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A
Rural areas where migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) labor
B
Inner city poverty-stricken neighborhoods
C
Near elderly low-income housing units
D
Inside high schools in poverty-stricken neighborhoods
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Question 17
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Which of the following is the most frequent cause of farm fatalities and nonfatal injuries?

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A
Manure pits (methane poison)
B
Power take-off augers
C
Storage silos
D
Tractors
E
Very old and barely functioning trucks
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Question 18
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Which of the following statements best describes how working on a farm is different from working in a factory?

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A
Factories have more dangerous dust than farming dust.
B
Farm chemicals are more immediately fatal than most industrial chemicals.
C
The worksite and the home are the same.
D
Workers on farms, unlike those in factories, can bring dangerous substances home on their clothing, which expose their families.
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Question 19
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A woman stumbled into the rural health clinic and explained that she had an incredible headache. She was sweating and began vomiting into the wastebasket by the intake nurse's desk. Which of the following diagnoses should be anticipated by the nurse?

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A
Acute adult panic disorder
B
Acute alcohol intoxication
C
Acute appendicitis
D
Acute meningitis
E
Acute pesticide poisoning
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Question 20
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A nurse is explaining why migrant farmworkers experience cultural barriers when trying to receive care. Which of the following would the nurse include in this explanation?

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A
"As illegal immigrants, they are not eligible for tax-paid health care."
B
"Families who travel in isolation seeking agricultural work do not mix with their employers or other members of the community."
C
"Mexicans who speak primarily Spanish and cannot understand English."
D
"Usually perceived as outsiders, they are from many countries and cultures."
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