A 76-Year-Old Patient Is Hospitalized After Falling and Fracturing Her

A 76-year-old patient is hospitalized after falling and fracturing her hip while visiting her daughter in a large city.She lives in a small farming community about 3 hours away from the nearest urban area.She is found to have hypertension.When questioned about her preventive health care practices,she reports that she does not have a primary care physician,that the nearest physician is a 3-hour drive,and that she takes garlic for her hypertension.In analyzing her health care maintenance practices,the nurse knows that:

A) the patient is typical of rural older adults in that primary care in rural areas is scarce and rural older adults tend to use self-care strategies.
B) the patient is typical of rural older adults in that most rural older adults have hypertension due to the large amount of physical activity.
C) the patient is atypical of rural-dwelling older adults in that most do seek out primary care,but not specialty care.
D) the patient is atypical of rural-dwelling older adults in that most do not use alternative medicine or "home remedies."