On what do community health nurses focus?
1. Ability to pay for care
2. Diagnoses
3. Client aggregates
4. The total person
Correct Answer: 3
Community health nursing focuses on health initiatives at the local community level. This may include at-risk aggregates in the community (e.g., people with AIDS, homeless, victims of violence), or people with similar problems within the community. Ability to pay for care is not a focus of the community health nurse. Community health nurses focus on persons with similar problems and needs within the community, not on specific diagnoses. The community health nurse focuses on health promotion and disease/injury prevention for families, groups, and populations; their goal is community based and does not encompass the care of the total person.
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