Nurses have the potential to positively impact the health of communities. Which of the following actions is most likely to improve the health of a community?
A) Publicizing the consequences of unhealthy lifestyles
B) Advocating politically for laws and policies that foster community health
C) Ensuring that nurses are practicing to the full extent of their scope of practice
D) Providing nursing care to individuals who are not patients or clients
Ans: B
One important role of nurses in the promotion of healthy communities is as a
supporter and advocate for political measures that would improve the health of the community.
Publicizing negative health outcomes is appropriate in some contexts but this is likely less
effective than promoting broad change politically. It is not normally appropriate to provide
nursing care for individuals who are not patients or clients. Practicing to the full extent of one's
scope of practice is not likely to impact community health in a direct way.
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