A nurse is performing an assessment of a very economically diverse community and realizes that while comparing income to health outcomes, the nurse must be careful to
A. Compare only the outcomes of the richest community members to the outcomes of the poorest community members.
B. Recognize that income and outcomes exist on a scale, and look across the entire spectrum.
C. Evaluate only the poorest health outcomes and where they land on the income spectrum.
D. Evaluate only the poorest community members and their health outcomes.
ANS: B
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a. Kristen Swanson b. Jean Watson c. Madeleine Leininger d. Joyce Travelbee
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