A PHN is addressing the problem of obesity at the community level ...

[sam.t96]

A PHN is addressing the problem of obesity at the community level of practice. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be most appropriate for the nurse to use?
 
  a. Alteration in nutrition: More than body requirements
  b. Need for increased knowledge of proper nutrition
  c. Families at risk for obesity because of in-activity
  d. Overweight child related to poor dietary habits

Question 2

Environmental health is important to nurses because chemical, biological, and radiological mate-rials are:
 
  a. a major cause of global warming.
  b. often found in the air, water, and products we use.
  c. frequently linked to the development of chronic illnesses.
  d. products that nurses work with on a daily basis.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 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 diag-nosis that addresses a community group that is in need of further intervention. The alteration in nutrition and overweight child nursing diagnoses both address the individual level, not the com-munity level. Need for increased knowledge does not identify the level that is being addressed.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Chemical, biological, and radiological pollutants are often found in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the products we use. These are not a major cause of global warming. They are not frequently linked to the development of chronic illnesses. These are not products that nurses work with on a daily basis.

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