The nursing process from assessment through evaluation is used to promote a community's health. The process begins with a community assessment. This entails:
1. A logical, systematic approach to identifying community needs and clarifying problems
2. Identifying the weaknesses of a community
3. Performing the core functions of public health nursing
4. Assessing individual needs within a community
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In a community assessment, one of the core functions is a logical, systematic approach to identi-fying community needs, clarifying problems, and identifying community strengths and resources.
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1. The mother verbalized that her problem-solving skills have been helpful during this process. 2. The mother repeatedly talks about her thoughts, feelings, and emotions about losing her child. 3. The mother talks little about her experience, and appears detached and unaffected by the loss of her child. 4. The mother has asked close friends, co-workers, and relatives not to call or visit.
When providing care to patients at risk for ARDS, nurses use evidence-based practice whenever they
a. suction a patient at high risk for develop-ing ARDS every 2 hours. b. suction a patient at high risk for develop-ing ARDS whenever crackles are auscul-tated. c. turn a patient at risk for developing ARDS every 2 hours. d. turn a patient at risk for developing ARDS every 5 minutes.
Glucose can usually be found in all normal urine.
a. true b. false