Change for the community as a client must often occur at several levels because:
a. health problems caused by lifestyle are multidimensional.
b. most individuals can change their habits alone.
c. aggregates are responsible for social change.
d. geographic areas often have health risks that the nurse must identify.
ANS: A
Because health problems caused by lifestyle cannot be solved simply by asking individuals to choose healthy habits, change for the community client must often take place at several levels. Society must also be involved in the change by supporting individual choices. There may be cer-tain geographic areas that have higher health risks than others, but this does not explain why care must occur at several levels.
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