A nurse involved with a community group told peers that the group was learning networking, negotiating, lobbying, and information seeking

Question

Which of the following provides the best explanation for why the nurse is not working toward a noticeable improvement in health status for the group? (Select all that apply.)
a.
The nurse cannot improve the health of the group alone.
b.
There are ways that these skills will be useful throughout the participants' life span.
c.
The nurse is focused on teaching, not direct interventions.
d.
There are no immediate solutions to the current health problems in most communities.
e.
The nurse is still trying to obtain free health care for the group participants.
f.
There are not enough resources to change the health status of the group.

Answer 1

ANS: B, D
Nurses use empowerment strategies when helping people develop skills in problem solving, critical thinking, networking, negotiating, lobbying, and information seeking to enhance health. Because health problems have social and political aspects, group members must develop action strategies. Health problems are complex and do not usually have easy and immediate solutions. The nurse is using these strategies to promote involvement by the members of the community group to help change their health status in the future. These strategies do not focus on teaching, rather on group empowerment. These strategies do not suggest that the nurse is trying to obtain free health care for the group members or that there are limited resources available to change the health status of the group.