The population health nurse is using a health promotion strategy that emphasizes changing negative behaviors to benefit the patient and society. Which strategy is the nurse using?
1. Empowerment.
2. Social marketing.
3. Health education.
4. Manipulation.
Answer: 2
Explanation: 2. Social marketing is a process designed to change negative behaviors or maintain positive ones for the benefit of the individual and the society. Empowerment focuses on the environmental conditions that affect people's abilities to act in ways that promote health. Health education provides the information and skills that are part of the strategies of empowerment and social marketing. Manipulation is not a health promotion strategy.
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