The nurse is explaining the difference between community and population to a group of community members. What should the nurse use as an example for population?
1. Commuters on the subway
2. A grade school class
3. Graduating nursing students
4. A group of employees at a local plant
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: A population is composed of people who share some common characteristic, but who do not necessarily interact with each other—as people on a subway might behave. They are all riding, but not really interacting.
Rationale 2: A community is a group of people or a social system in which the members interact formally or informally and form networks that operate for the benefit of all people in the community. A grade school class is a community.
Rationale 3: A community is a group of people or a social system in which the members interact formally or informally and form networks that operate for the benefit of all people in the community. Graduating nursing students is an example of a community.
Rationale 4: A community is a group of people or a social system in which the members interact formally or informally and form networks that operate for the benefit of all people in the community. Employees at a local plant are an example of a community.
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