What is an example of a description of community health nursing?
a. Visiting patients in their homes after hos-pital discharge to assess their personal health status
b. Asking a nursing assistant (NA) to identi-fy the health services most needed in the patient's personal life
c. Meeting with residents of low-income housing to identify their health care needs
d. Developing a hospital-based home health care service
C
Whereas community-based nursing looks at identified community needs and provides care at all levels of wellness and illness, community health nursing seeks to provide services to groups to modify or create systems of care.
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