The community health nurse is synthesizing what is known about the community into succinct phrases. In which phase of a community analysis does the nurse develop phrases?
A) Categorization
B) Comparison
C) Inference elaboration
D) Summarization
Ans: C
Having categorized, summarized, and compared the data, the next phase is to draw logical conclusions from the evidence; that is, during the inference elaboration phase, the nurse will draw inferences that will lead to the statement of a community nursing diagnosis. These conclusions or inferences will identify the community's stressors and strengths in succinct phrases.
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