Author Question: A nurse has identified the boundaries of the community. Which of the following steps should the ... (Read 54 times)

jayhills49 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A nurse has identified the boundaries of the community. Which of the following steps should the nurse take next when completing a community assessment?

a. Gather relevant existing data and generat-ing missing data
b. Plan interventions that benefit the entire community
c. Formulate nursing diagnoses
d. Evaluate the interventions that were used

Question 2

A nurse interviews the school nurses in a community to determine their roles in schools because this data is not available. Which of the following processes is the nurse using?

a. Photovoice
b. Spatial data
c. Primary data
d. Secondary data

aprice35067 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The first step of the community assessment is to define the community. In order to do this, geo-graphic boundaries, the population within the boundaries, the purpose of the assessment, and a data collection plan will be identified. Those inhabiting the community are a primary focus of the assessment. A variety of strategies are used to identify this central core of the community. The next step involves gathering and generating data to learn more about the community. After the community has been completely assessed then nursing diagnoses can be formulated, interventions planned, and finally interventions evaluated.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Primary data includes using informant interviews, focus groups, and participant observation in order to collect information about a community. Spatial data involves looking at the locations of places within the community. Photovoice, also called photo elicitation, is a community assess-ment technique in which community members take photos to represent a topic or theme about community health. Secondary sources include published data about the community, such as cen-sus data.