The nurse researches whether the community would benefit from monthly blood pressure clinics. Which system level would such an intervention address?
A) Upstream
B) Mainstream
C) Sidestream
D) Downstream
Ans: D
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Mainstream interventions effect change at the population or community level, as in this scenario. Upstream interventions effect change at the societal, environmental, or policy level. Downstream interventions effect change at the individual level. There is no "sidestream" system level.
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