Author Question: To derive a community nursing diagnosis, community assessment data are analyzed and inferences are ... (Read 105 times)

LCritchfi · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

To derive a community nursing diagnosis, community assessment data are analyzed and inferences are presented. What statement indicates an example of a descriptive, rather than an etiologic, inference?

A) Lack of obstetric and family practitioners in Rosemont
B) High prevalence of dental caries among children at Temple Elementary School in Rosemont
C) Lack of dental assessment and treatment at the Third Street Clinic
D) Low median household income in CT 4104 and associated limited economic resources for purchasing dental care

Question 2

The community health nurse is synthesizing what is known about the community into succinct phrases. In which phase of a community analysis does the nurse develop phrases?

A) Categorization
B) Comparison
C) Inference elaboration
D) Summarization

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

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Inference statements shape nursing diagnoses. Some inference statements form the descriptive part of the nursing diagnosis (i.e., they testify to a potential or actual community health problem or concern). The correct answer describes a problem and is considered a descriptive statement. The others explain the etiologic, or are related to, cause of a descriptive problem.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Having categorized, summarized, and compared the data, the next phase is to draw logical conclusions from the evidence; that is, during the inference elaboration phase, the nurse will draw inferences that will lead to the statement of a community nursing diagnosis. These conclusions or inferences will identify the community's stressors and strengths in succinct phrases.