After identifying the boundaries of a community, what is the next step the nurse should take in completing a community assessment?
a. Gather relevant existing data and generating missing data.
b. Plan interventions that benefit the entire community.
c. Formulate nursing diagnoses.
d. Evaluate the interventions that were used.
ANS: A
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