The nurse is identifying events that can shape the future of population health nursing practice for a group of nursing students. Which event should the nurse emphasize?
1. International effort to eradicate smallpox.
2. Prospective payment for nursing services.
3. Surveillance of the CDC on population health.
4. Threat of terrorism to harm the public's health.
Answer: 4
Explanation: 4. Terrorist threats and governmental focus on terrorism may serve to detract attention to overall population health. Population health nursing efforts will be focused on maintaining a balance between terrorist threats and safeguarding population health. Smallpox was eradicated in 1977, so international efforts are not geared toward this aspect of global health. DRGs emphasize prospective payment. Surveillance of the CDC focuses on diseases that affect population health, not population health nursing practice.
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