Chapter 24- Rural and Migrant Health
Which rural trends can create healthcare challenges that the rural public health nurse needs to consider
when assessing where services should focus? Select all that apply.
A. Aging in place
B. Decreasing ethnic diversity
C. Outmigration of young adults
D. Decline in nonmetropolitan populations
E. Immigration of older persons from metro areas
A. Aging in place
C. Outmigration of young adults
E. Immigration of older persons from metro areas
Which leading health indicator will the nurse consider as a generally reliable predictor of overall health
status?
A. Health insurance
B. Social determinants
C. Access to health services
D. Clinical preventive services
A. Health insurance
, Which sources of health disparities will the nurse consider compositional versus contextual? Select all
that apply.
A. Income
B. Gender
C. Ethnicity
D. Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors
E. Limited economic opportunities
A. Income
B. Gender
C. Ethnicity
D. Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors
The school health nurse in a rural community is reviewing county level data to prepare for the upcoming
year. Which demographic data concerning a large percentage of families in the district indicates a
potential need for more services?
A. Higher number of female-headed households
B. Lower number of families where both parents work
C. Lower percentage of families with two or more adults
D. Higher number of families with three or more children
Which rural trends can create healthcare challenges that the rural public health nurse needs to consider
when assessing where services should focus? Select all that apply.
A. Aging in place
B. Decreasing ethnic diversity
C. Outmigration of young adults
D. Decline in nonmetropolitan populations
E. Immigration of older persons from metro areas
A. Aging in place
C. Outmigration of young adults
E. Immigration of older persons from metro areas
Which leading health indicator will the nurse consider as a generally reliable predictor of overall health
status?
A. Health insurance
B. Social determinants
C. Access to health services
D. Clinical preventive services
A. Health insurance
, Which sources of health disparities will the nurse consider compositional versus contextual? Select all
that apply.
A. Income
B. Gender
C. Ethnicity
D. Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors
E. Limited economic opportunities
A. Income
B. Gender
C. Ethnicity
D. Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors
The school health nurse in a rural community is reviewing county level data to prepare for the upcoming
year. Which demographic data concerning a large percentage of families in the district indicates a
potential need for more services?
A. Higher number of female-headed households
B. Lower number of families where both parents work
C. Lower percentage of families with two or more adults
D. Higher number of families with three or more children
