The Public Health Nurse Is Relocating to an Area That

The public health nurse is relocating to an area that is currently classified as a medically underserved region. Which situation will the nurse most likely encounter in this new position?

A) A geographic area, population group, or medical facility with shortages of healthcare professionals to the degree that a full complement of healthcare services is not possible
B) An area with a lack of medical care services as determined by the number of primary medical care healthcare providers per 1,000 population, infant mortality rate, percentage of the population with incomes below the poverty level, and percentage of the population 65 years or older
C) A U.S. federal designation for those populations that face economic, cultural, or linguistic barriers to accessing primary medical care services
D) A subgroup of the population that has a higher risk of developing health problems because of marginalization