A community health nurse explains to the nursing student that the best health-related programming includes which of the following elements?
A.
Has both individual and societal components
B.
Is directed toward individual responsibility
C.
Provides incentives to compensate healthy choices
D.
Requires legislation to truly be effective
ANS: A
Intervention programs must be multi-tiered and oriented to the broader social context in which they occur, because that is where patients are located. Programs directed toward only individuals are less successful. Programs and interventions do not need to include legislation or incentives.
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