In moving away from a disease prevention health care system, the focus of nursing has shifted to which type of health care?

A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Both primary and secondary


Ans: A
Our challenge as community health nurses is to transform our health care system into one that reflects the values and needs of our communities based on the concepts of primary health care.

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