A nurse is establishing several health programs, such as bicycle ...

[arivle123]

A nurse is establishing several health programs, such as bicycle safety, to improve the health status of a target population. This describes which step in the community nursing process?
 
  a. Planning
  b. Evaluation
  c. Assessment
  d. Implementation

Question 2

A community nurse at the health department is trying to identify how many new cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) disease have occurred in the city this past year.
 
  Which statistic should the nurse examine?
  a. Mortality
  b. Morbidity
  c. Incidence
  d. Prevalence

[Jody Vaughn]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The nurse working with the community to put into practice a program to reach community goals is the implementation phase of the community nursing process. Planning involves designing the program to meet community-centered goals. The evaluation stage would determine the effectiveness of the program. During the assessment phase, the nurse would identify the resources necessary and the barriers that would interfere with implementation.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Incidence will provide the number of cases of a particular disease process. Mortality statistics specify the number of deaths from a given cause. Morbidity statistics specify the prevalence of specific illnesses in a population at a particular time.