According to the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Public Health Association (APHA), the community/public health nurse is responsible primarily for whom?

a. The community as a whole
b. The employer who is paying the nurse's salary
c. The individual for whom the nurse is caring
d. The governmental unit that is responsible for its citizens


ANS: A

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