Which nursing diagnosis would a public health nurse use when addressing the problem of obesity at the community-level of practice?
a. Alteration in nutrition: More than body requirements
b. Need for increased knowledge of proper nutrition
c. Families at risk for obesity because of inactivity
d. Overweight child related to poor dietary habits
C
Nursing diagnoses must be modified to meet the needs of population-focused care in public health nursing practice. Families at risk for obesity because of inactivity is the only nursing di-agnosis that addresses a community group that is in need of further intervention.
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