Deck 52: Nursing Care of Clients in Regional, Rural and Remote Areas of Australia

Question 1

What are the potential benefits of telehealth? Select all that apply.

A)The person is not removed from their home area.
B)It helps to counter the perception of professional isolation.
C)It is cost-effective.
D)It reduces the workload in major referral centres.

Answer 1

The person is not removed from their home area.
It helps to counter the perception of professional isolation.
It is cost-effective.

Question 2

Which fact is correct about remote and rural areas of Australia?

A)About half the Australian population resides outside the capital cities.
B)The greatest increase in the nursing workforce in recent years has been in rural areas.
C)There are higher rates of homelessness in rural areas compared to urban areas.
D)The number of nurses in Australia has decreased in the last 10 years.

Answer 2

There are higher rates of homelessness in rural areas compared to urban areas.

Question 3

In the Australasian Triage Scale, what is the treatment acuity maximum waiting time for category ATS Category 1?

A)Immediate
B)10 minutes
C)30 minutes
D)90 minutes

Answer 3

90 minutes

Question 4

What is correct about the remote and rural healthcare workforce?

A)Rural nurses have to often adopt a greater role in local health services.
B)The number of general practitioners has increased in recent years.
C)Increasing numbers of young nurses are working in rural areas.
D)The medical workforce has decreased in numbers in metropolitan areas.

Question 5

Which of the following statements relates to remote area healthcare? Select all that apply.

A)Doctors make up a large proportion of remote area health workers.
B)Many health services are often not available or intermittently available.
C)Health services are delivered predominantly on a needs basis.
D)Remote area nurses are often independent practitioners.

Question 6

How does the participation rate for health screening programs among rural and remote communities compare to the participation rate of urban communities?

A)It is lower.
B)It is the same.
C)It is higher.
D)It is significantly higher.

Question 7

What are four of the components of the initial emergency response to persons with potentially life-threatening conditions?

A)Danger, breathing, circulation and education
B)Danger, rescue, cognition and airway
C)Airway, circulation, disability and exposure
D)Rescue, airway, circulation and diagnosis

Question 8

In an emergency nursing care triage, what is the purpose of the primary survey?

A)Evaluation of the person's relevant previous medical history
B)Identification of all acute conditions
C)Assessment of mental health
D)A comprehensive head-to-toe physical assessment

Question 9

Which group within Australian society has the highest rate of suicide?

A)Farmers
B)Police officers
C)Office workers
D)Older adults

Question 10

What are the factors that positively affect the prognosis of healthcare recipients? Select all that apply.

A)Speed of transfer
B)Timely referral
C)Accurate assessment
D)Clinical experience of the nurse performing the initial assessment
E) None of the above

Question 11

What are the factors that positively influence nursing retention in rural practice? Select all that apply.

A)Challenge and diversity in nursing practice
B)Ability to balance work and life
C)Involvement with the local community
D)Ability to consult more with persons

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of a closed question?

A)'What analgesics have you tried?'
B)'What caused the pain?'
C)'How much does this hurt?'
D)'Does your arm hurt?'

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of an open question?

A)'Does it hurt when you move your arm?'
B)'Is the pain better now?'
C)'Where is the pain?'
D)'What have you been taking for the pain?'

Question 14

Which of the following is correct about the health of Indigenous Australians?

A)Indigenous Australians living in cities have poorer health outcomes than Indigenous Australians living in country towns.
B)The health outcomes of Indigenous Australians are similar to those of non-Indigenous Australians.
C)The health outcomes of Indigenous Australians in cities are better than those of non-Indigenous Australians living in cities.
D)The lower life expectancy of Indigenous Australians in remote areas is more suggestive of their Indigenous status rather than their locality.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true? Compared to the urban population, people who live in rural and remote Australia have:

A)worse morbidity and worse mortality.
B)better morbidity and better mortality.
C)worse morbidity and better mortality.
D)better morbidity and worse mortality.

Question 16

Which three components support the consultative process that allows nurses to work effectively in an Indigenous?

A)Respect, equality and cultural identity
B)Respect, responsibility and spirituality
C)Integrity, respect and education
D)Reciprocity, respect and integrity

Question 17

In an emergency nursing care triage, what is the purpose of the secondary survey?

A)A comprehensive head-to-toe physical assessment
B)Evaluation of the person's relevant previous medical history
C)Collection of objective data
D)Identification of life-threatening conditions

Question 18

What is the risk level for alcohol consumption for people living in rural and remote areas?

A)Very low risk
B)Low risk
C)Moderate risk
D)High risk

Question 19

In their health promotion role, which activities do rural and remote nurses perform? Select all that apply.

A)Recruit members from the target population.
B)Advocate for individuals.
C)Organise funding for health promotion.
D)Promote health promotion events.

Question 20

Nurses working in remote and rural areas can develop burnout because of which factors? Select all that apply.

A)Lack of support
B)The complex health requirements of rural communities
C)Limitations on available resources
D)The need for flexible and creative approaches to clinical problem solving