A nurse is developing an international health project on delivery of prenatal care to low-resourced communities. Which of the following principles guides the nurse's planning?
1. Nurses are in the best position to decide what the community needs.
2. The project is dependent on political influences or partisanship.
3. Short- and long-term goals contribute to the sustainability of the project.
4. Local community leaders are best to oversee the project.
ANS: 3
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1 International projects must be based on grass-roots requests from communities.
2 Successful international projects are independent of political influence or partisanship.
3 Projects must be built for long-term sustainability through engaging community participants in identifying short- and long-term goals.
4 Successful international projects are overseen by established, qualified advisory boards.
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