Few empirical studies on rural nursing practice have been done. Most of what exits consists of anecdotal reports by nurses. Which of the following is an area of research that may be of importance to nursing practice?
1. Information about residents living in the intermountain and Midwestern regions
2. Information on the stressors and rewards of rural practice
3. Studies related to moving from rural environments to urban ones
4. Studies about the effects of air pollution
Question 2
A measure of morbidity often used in infectious disease investigations is the attack rate. Attack rates are often specific to an exposure. An example of an attack rate is:
1. The number of cases of cancer recorded at a medical center
2. The number of people who died of cholera in India in a given year
3. The number of beef cattle inoculated against mad-cow disease on a farm
4. The proportion of people becoming ill after eating at a fast-food restaurant