After considering the results of the questionnaire about elderly needs in the community, the staff from several community organizations begin to discuss the possibility of offering classes on how to avoid falls in the home once a week
According to Reinkemeyer's stages of planned change, when would this activity occur?
A) Stage 1: Identification and development of a felt need and desire for the change
B) Stage 2: Development of a change relationship between the community health nurse and the community
C) Stage 3: Clarification or diagnosis of the community's problem, need, or objective
D) Stage 4: Examination of alternative routes and tentative goals and intention of actions
Ans: D
After considering the results of the questionnaire about elderly needs in the community, the staff from several community organizations begin to discuss the possibility of offering classes on how to avoid falls in the home once a week; this task is completed during Stage 4: examination of alternative routes and tentative goals and intention of actions.
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