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segrsyd · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which nursing diagnosis would a public health nurse use when addressing the problem of obesity at the community-level of practice?

a. Alteration in nutrition: More than body requirements
b. Need for increased knowledge of proper nutrition
c. Families at risk for obesity because of inactivity
d. Overweight child related to poor dietary habits

Question 2

Which situation may indicate elder abuse?

a. A daughter refuses to visit her mother due to work commitments
b. A child runs around a grandparent's house breaking items
c. A young man repeatedly steals money from his grandmother
d. An older person demands that the family come for dinner

adammoses97 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Nursing diagnoses must be modified to meet the needs of population-focused care in public health nursing practice. Families at risk for obesity because of inactivity is the only nursing di-agnosis that addresses a community group that is in need of further intervention.

Answer to Question 2

C
Theft or mismanagement of money or resources is an element of abuse.