An occupational health nurse works with an employer to develop a workplace wellness program for its employees. Which of the following levels of practice is being implemented?
a. Individual
b. Systems
c. Community
d. Government
ANS: B
Systems level of practice consists of changing laws, policies, and practices that influence popula-tion-based issues. The individual level of practice focuses on interventions that involve working with individuals, either singly, or in groups, and with families. Individual level intervention changes knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, practices, and behaviors of individuals. Community level interventions are carried out with the community as a whole. This level of intervention changes community norms, attitudes, awareness, practices, and behaviors. Government is not a level of intervention described by "The Wheel."
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