A nurse has been hired to be the parish nurse in a new church community. Which is the best strategy for identifying the needs of this faith community?
A) Distribute an educational needs survey to the women's auxiliary.
B) Attend meetings for the representative different groups.
C) Form an ad hoc committee with formal leaders to study the health ministry.
D) Make decisions with input from the local community.
Ans: B
Some strategies for identifying faith community needs include attend meetings for the different groups; distribute an educational needs survey to various groups within the faith community, not just one segment; form an ad hoc committee to study the health ministry with both formal and informal leaders; and remember to only make decisions with input from the faith community.
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