A nurse is practicing in the community but also has the community as the target of practice. Which of the following best describes the activities of this nurse?
a. Providing care to an active caseload of 50 families in the neighborhood
b. Inviting all the parents of asthmatic children in the school to meet together for mutual support
c. Sharing assessment findings and health goals with every community group that will listen
d. Writing articles for the local newspaper highlighting the various programs and services of the local health department
Question 2
Persons often point out that smokers choose to light their cigarettes, alcoholics lift the glass to their mouth, and drug addicts inject or ingest their drugs.
Which of the following statements best describes why nurses don't simply focus on helping persons who engage in poor health behaviors to behave appropriately?
a. Addicts don't have the willpower to change their behavior.
b. It is too rewarding to continue the behavior for a person to be able to change.
c. Laws and policies must reward good healthy behaviors and punish unhealthy behaviors to help individuals recognize the importance of change.
d. Society must offer healthy choices, offer support, and practice helpful policies.
In the communication technique of collaborating, the nurse sends the message that the nurse and pati
Nurse collaboration
A boy walks past a member of the unofficial “community police” in Cruz Grande, Guerrero, Mexico.
Nurse administering enteral nutrition through a feeding tube.
Practicing Planes & Sections