Chapter 19: Population-Centered Nursing in Rural and Urban Environments

Chapter 19: Population-Centered Nursing in Rural and Urban Environments

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Rurality is a subjective concept because:

a.	everyone has an idea as to what constitutes a rural setting.
b.	the differences between rural and urban areas are very distinct.
c.	rural health has not been very well researched.
d.	the demographic and social characteristics of urban people are similar.

 

 

ANS:   A

Everyone has an idea as to what constitutes rural as opposed to urban residence. With the increased degree of urban influence on rural communities, the differences are no longer as distinct as they may have been in the past. There has been research done on rural health.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Understanding         REF:    p. 423

TOP:    Nursing process: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

2. A nurse visited a client living on a farm residency. Which of the following best describes the area the nurse visited?

a.	A region that has fewer than six persons per square mile
b.	A home outside areas zoned as “city limits”
c.	A county in a metro area with fewer than 1 million people
d.	An area adjacent to a highly populated city

 

 

ANS:   B

Farm residency usually refers to residency outside areas zoned as “city limits,” usually implying involvement in agriculture. A frontier is a region having fewer than six persons per square mile. The term small describes counties in a metro area with fewer than 1 million people. Suburban is an area adjacent to a highly populated city.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Applying                  REF:    p. 423 (Box 19-1)

TOP:    Nursing process: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

3. A nurse builds a vacation home in a remote area having fewer than six people per square mile so he can “get away from it all.” Which of the following best describes the classification of this area?

a.	Standard metropolitan statistical area
b.	Metropolitan county
c.	Frontier
d.	Rural area

 

 

ANS:   C

A frontier region has fewer than six people per square mile. A standard metropolitan statistical area is a region with a central city of at least 50,000 residents. A metropolitan county describes regions with a central city of at least 50,000 residents. Rural describes communities having less than 20,000 residents or fewer than 99 persons per square mile.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Applying                  REF:    p. 423 (Box 19-1)

TOP:    Nursing process: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

4. The percentage of U.S. residents living in rural settings is about:

a.	5%.
b.	15%.
c.	20%.
d.	40%.

 

 

ANS:   C

According to the Bureau of the Census estimates, almost 20% of all U.S. residents live in rural settings.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Remembering          REF:    p. 425

TOP:    Nursing process: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care