NURS3007 Week 8 questions with correct answers

How much of Canada's land mass can be considered rural and remote? correct answer- Approximately 95% What are technical ways of defining rural? correct answer- Locators or geographic regions, population size and density, settlements, and distance to and relationship with urban areas What is the census definition of rural? correct answer- An area with less than 1000 people and density less than 400 people p square kilometer What are social approaches to defining rural? correct answer- Refers to the nature of the community services, health care services and health care professional recruitment According to the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, what is considered a non-isolated community? correct answer- Communities with road access and less than 90km to physician services According to the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, what is considered semi-isolated communities? correct answer- Communities with road access and greater than 90km to physician services According to the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, what is considered an isolated community? correct answer- A community with good phone service, air transportation regularly but no road access According to the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, what is considered a remote, isolated community? correct answer- A community with no scheduled air flights, minimal phone or radio access and no road access What does the rural health system model consider? correct answer- Geography, population, and health system and community context What are traditional economies in rural and remote communities? correct answer- Oil and gas extraction, forestry, fishing and agriculture