When public health nurses conduct an assessment of a community's health, they
a. Define one problem that will be the focus for a year.
b. Assess a social network of interacting individuals usually in a defined territory.
c. Minimize the effects of health risks and hazards.
d. Intervene at the population-level by changing laws and regulations.
B
A community is defined as a social network of interacting individuals, usually concentrated in a defined territory. The community assessment generally results in a lengthy list of community problems and issues. Intervention and minimization do not take place during the assessment phase.
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