The community health nurse differs from the community-based nurse in that the community health nurse
a. Understands the needs of the population.
b. Focuses on the needs of the individual.
c. Is the first level of contact in the health care system.
d. Involves the family in decision making.
A
The community health nurse understands the needs of a population or community through experience with individual families in working through their social and health care issues. The community-based nurse focuses on the needs of the individual or family. Community-based nursing centers function as the first level of contact between members of a community and the health care system. The community-based nurse learns to partner with patients and families so that ultimately the patient and the family become involved in planning, decision making, implementation, and evaluation of health care approaches.
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