A nurse working at a PHD received a phone call from a coworker who works on the labor and delivery floor at the local hospital. The coworker reports that they are seeing many more women and their children coming into the hospital with inadequate nutrition

They wish to partner with the PHD on a project that addresses this issue. Where should they begin?
A. Perform a community and cultural assessment to understand the community in which they are working.
B. Send a questionnaire to all of these women to see why they aren't utilizing Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and other governmental services.
C. Place flyers for the WIC program in local physician's office and the lobby of the hospital.
D. Sign up all women who deliver at the hospital for home visits after discharge from the hospital so their home nutrition habits can be assessed.


ANS: A

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