A nurse analyzes data from minutes at a community meeting when completing a community as-sessment. Which of the following methods of data collection is being used?
a. Secondary data
b. Informant interviews
c. Primary data
d. Windshield survey
ANS: A
Secondary sources include published data about the community. The data is secondary because it is collected by someone else. An informant interview is a method of community data collection that involves directed conversation with selected community members. Primary data includes using informant interviews, focus groups, and participant observation in order to collect infor-mation about a community. Windshield surveys are a method of simple observation, providing a quick overview of a community.
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