The community is considered the client when
1. The location of the practice is in the community, and the focus of the practice is on the individual.
2. The nursing focus is on the collective good of the population.
3. Families are cared for in the home setting.
4. The focus of practice is on families in the community.
ANS: 2
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• Identification of the culture to be studied • Gaining entrance • Cultural immersion • Acquiring informants • Theory development a. Ethnographic b. Grounded theory c. Historical d. Phenomenological
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1. every 12 hours 2. every 8 hours 3. every 10 minutes 4. every 4 hours