Community Ch. 29
When describing the term "frontier area," which of the following would the nurse
include as the most common description?
A) A population density of fewer than 1,000 people per square mile
B) Population density of 1,000 people or more per square mile
C) Fewer than 10,000 residents in the community
D) Fewer than six people per square mile - correct answer ✔✔Ans: D
Feedback:
Fewer than six people per square mile is one of the most common descriptions of a
"frontier area." Fewer than 10,000 residents or population density of less than 1,000
people per square mile is the definition of "rural." A population density of 1,000 or
more people per square mile refers to an urbanized area or urban cluster.
The nurse educator is aware that the nursing student needs further instruction on the
terminology related to rural, frontier, migrant, and urban issues when the nursing
students identifies which of the following?
A) A rural area has six or fewer persons per square mile.
B) There are many factors that are considered when determining if a community is
rural or frontier other than population density.
C) Urban areas are much more densely populated than urban areas.
D) An urban area consists of at least 2,500 people per square mile with at least 1,500
of those who reside outside institutional group quarters. - correct answer ✔✔Ans: A
Feedback:
If a nursing student would identify that a rural area has six or fewer persons per square
mile, the student would need further instruction as it is a frontier area that has six or
fewer persons per square mile. There are many factors that are considered when
, determining if a community is rural or frontier other than population density. Urban
areas are much more densely populated than rural areas. Urban areas consist of at least
2,500 people per square mile with at least 1,500 of them living outside institutional
group quarters.
When attempting to describe the characteristics of a typical rural population to a group
of community health nurses, which of the following would the nurse include?
A) Older, White, with a lower income and less formal education
B) Young minorities with a lower income and less formal education
C) Wealthier, more highly educated, older White Americans
D) A reflection of the population as a whole - correct answer ✔✔Ans: A
Feedback:
Population characteristics include older adults as the largest segment of the population,
majority as White, with lower educational attainment, and, on the average, a lower
income.
Which of the following reasons is most likely to force a rural hospital to close?
A) Rural hospitals have a high risk for financial problems and closures.
B) Rural hospitals do not have access to high tech equipment and services.
C) Rural hospitals are able to attract many specialty physicians.
D) Many rural residents depend heavily on public health department services. - correct answer ✔✔Ans:
A
Feedback:
Rural hospitals have a high risk for financial problems and closures. Rural hospitals
usually have less high-tech health care equipment and services, but this does not directly
influence closure of the hospital. Rural hospitals are usually not able to attract many
specialty physicians, and indeed physician and nurse and pharmacist shortages in rural
areas make it difficult to operate a hospital. Many rural residents depend heavily on
public health department services, but this is more likely an effect of lack of access to
When describing the term "frontier area," which of the following would the nurse
include as the most common description?
A) A population density of fewer than 1,000 people per square mile
B) Population density of 1,000 people or more per square mile
C) Fewer than 10,000 residents in the community
D) Fewer than six people per square mile - correct answer ✔✔Ans: D
Feedback:
Fewer than six people per square mile is one of the most common descriptions of a
"frontier area." Fewer than 10,000 residents or population density of less than 1,000
people per square mile is the definition of "rural." A population density of 1,000 or
more people per square mile refers to an urbanized area or urban cluster.
The nurse educator is aware that the nursing student needs further instruction on the
terminology related to rural, frontier, migrant, and urban issues when the nursing
students identifies which of the following?
A) A rural area has six or fewer persons per square mile.
B) There are many factors that are considered when determining if a community is
rural or frontier other than population density.
C) Urban areas are much more densely populated than urban areas.
D) An urban area consists of at least 2,500 people per square mile with at least 1,500
of those who reside outside institutional group quarters. - correct answer ✔✔Ans: A
Feedback:
If a nursing student would identify that a rural area has six or fewer persons per square
mile, the student would need further instruction as it is a frontier area that has six or
fewer persons per square mile. There are many factors that are considered when
, determining if a community is rural or frontier other than population density. Urban
areas are much more densely populated than rural areas. Urban areas consist of at least
2,500 people per square mile with at least 1,500 of them living outside institutional
group quarters.
When attempting to describe the characteristics of a typical rural population to a group
of community health nurses, which of the following would the nurse include?
A) Older, White, with a lower income and less formal education
B) Young minorities with a lower income and less formal education
C) Wealthier, more highly educated, older White Americans
D) A reflection of the population as a whole - correct answer ✔✔Ans: A
Feedback:
Population characteristics include older adults as the largest segment of the population,
majority as White, with lower educational attainment, and, on the average, a lower
income.
Which of the following reasons is most likely to force a rural hospital to close?
A) Rural hospitals have a high risk for financial problems and closures.
B) Rural hospitals do not have access to high tech equipment and services.
C) Rural hospitals are able to attract many specialty physicians.
D) Many rural residents depend heavily on public health department services. - correct answer ✔✔Ans:
A
Feedback:
Rural hospitals have a high risk for financial problems and closures. Rural hospitals
usually have less high-tech health care equipment and services, but this does not directly
influence closure of the hospital. Rural hospitals are usually not able to attract many
specialty physicians, and indeed physician and nurse and pharmacist shortages in rural
areas make it difficult to operate a hospital. Many rural residents depend heavily on
public health department services, but this is more likely an effect of lack of access to
