When a nurse employs population-based interventions that focus on changing the law, the nurse's interventions are considered at which of the following levels?
a. Community c. Individual
b. Systems d. Group
B
Population-based interventions at the systems level focus practice on changing laws, power structures,
policies, and organizations. Population-based interventions at the community level focus practice on
changes involving community norms, attitudes, practices, and behaviors. Population-based
interventions at the individual level focus practice on changes in the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs,
practices, and behaviors of individuals, families, and groups.
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