Assumption 7 states: "Public health nursing utilizes the nursing process at all levels of prac-tice.". What does this imply?
1. The nursing process includes specific goals for community health nurses.
2. The nursing diagnosis part of the nursing process is not applicable for public health.
3. The nursing process can be used at the community, systems, and individual/family levels of practice.
4. The nursing process is used mainly at the individual and family level of practice.
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These are all the identified levels of practice.
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