The public health nurse is writing the annual service plan for her agency. Which of the following data would be most helpful to her?
1. A recent community needs assessment
2. A list of the county board members
3. The names and contact information for the physicians in the county
4. The most recent hospital census data
ANS: 1
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1 The needs assessment details gaps in health services and provides support for planning and prioritizing programs.
2 A list of board members may be included in the plan, but the list itself is not helpful in setting health services priorities.
3 It is important to know who the physicians are in the county and their specialties, but this is not sufficient information for planning and prioritizing health services programs.
4 The numbers of hospitalized patients in the county does not provide enough information to support planning and prioritization of health services in the county.
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