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Ch. 22: Rural Health and Migrant HealthA - correct answer ✔✔A resident in a rural community has been diagnosed with asthma. Which of the
following providers will most likely provide care to this client?
a. Advanced nurse practitioner
b. Allergist
c. Pediatrician
d. Pulmonologist
C - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following best describes a health professional shortage area (HPSA)?
a. An area with inadequate health care facilities for residents
b. An isolated area of underserved populations within an urban region
c. A region with insufficient numbers of health care providers
d. A rural region of the United States with a population density of less than 10,000
A - correct answer ✔✔A migrant farmworker has been injured while working on the farm. Which of the
following would provide assistance to care for this injury?
a. Emergency department for immediate care
,b. Migrant Health Act clinics
c. OSHA, because the man was injured by farm machinery
d. Workers' Compensation, because injury was at work
A - correct answer ✔✔A nurse is caring for a migrant farm worker who has been working in the
agricultural industry for the past 10 years. When questioned about environmental hazards, the client
reports regular exposure to pesticides. Which of the following disorders is the client most at risk to
develop?
a. Cancer
b. Memory loss
c. Skin rashes
d. Headaches
C - correct answer ✔✔A migrant farmworker presents to the clinic reporting an acute onset of severe
abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and headache with difficulty concentrating. Which of the
following conditions would cause such symptoms?
a. Appendicitis
b. Bacterial gastroenteritis
c. Pesticide poisoning
d. Viral illness
, A - correct answer ✔✔In addition to those barriers faced by many residents in rural areas, what
additional barrier to health care is a Hispanic migrant farmworker likely to encounter?
a. Absence of culturally competent care
b. Availability of specialists
c. Distance of health care facilities from the place of residence
d. High cost of health care
C - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is the most accurate description of a migrant farmworker?
a. A person who does farm work as the primary means of employment, although other work may be
done when the seasonal work ends
b. A person who immigrates to the United States to "follow the crops" in performing seasonal farm work
c. A person who moves from place to place to earn money performing seasonal agricultural work
d. A person who specializes in the development of rural land for the purpose of farming
D - correct answer ✔✔An employer provides a migrant farm family the day off to visit the health clinic in
a nearby community and tells them to take all of the time they need. However, the family arrives at the
clinic appearing very stressed. In addition to the health issue, which of the following would most likely
be a fear experienced by the family?
a. Their personal belongings may be stolen while they are at the clinic.
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