Which of the following best describes when a community health nurse would try to collect data on a health issue?
a. When available data exists
b. When data must be purchased from the agency that collects it
c. When there is no source of previously collected data
d. When the data previously collected is available to the public
ANS: C
Formal data collection does not exist for all health data. Therefore, many nurses must perform additional data collection, compilation, and analysis. It is not necessary for the nurse to try to collect data on a health issue if there is available existing data, the ability to purchase data, and the nurse is able to use previously collected data that is available for public information.
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