Which nursing action best illustrates how a public health nurse works with families and communities?
a. Learning about the core competencies for public health professionals
b. Facilitating a client discharge from an inpatient facility
c. Assessing the structure of a family
d. Assisting clients who are uninsured in finding resources and services
D
The public health nurse role is best demonstrated by the action of assisting clients who are unin-sured in finding resources and services. Learning about the core competencies is important, but does not demonstrate a nurse working with families and communities. The public health nurse is not typically involved with inpatient client discharge. The public health nurse may assess family structure, but that is not the best example of how a nurse works with families and communities.
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