The type of nursing that focuses on acute and chronic care of individuals and families while enhancing patient autonomy is known as _____ nursing
a. Public health
b. Community health
c. Community-based
d. Community-focused
C
Community-based nursing involves acute and chronic care of individuals and families and enhances their capacity for self-care while promoting autonomy in decision making. Public health nursing focuses on the needs of a population. Community health nursing cares for the community as a whole and considers the individual or the family as only one member of a group at risk. Community-focused nursing understands the needs of a population or community.
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