Violence is a community health nursing concern. This concern is related to the fact that
1. Violence is a universal problem.
2. Violence is an innate aggressive drive.
3. Nurses must spend a great deal of time on the results of violence.
4. Significant mortality and morbidity results from violence.
ANS: 4
Communities across the United States are concerned about crime and violence rates because of significant mortality and morbidity that often results.
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