A nurse is using a population focus when providing public health nursing care. Which of the fol-lowing statements best describes the care that is being provided?
a. Priority is given to the highest risk popula-tion.
b. Direct caregiving is limited to preventive measures, such as administration of im-munizations.
c. Attention is given to the population or community as a whole, regardless of whether they do or do not access the health care system.
d. Only populations outside institutional set-tings are considered.
ANS: C
PHNs are concerned with the health of the entire population. Priority is given to the entire popu-lation, not just the group at highest risk or those outside of institutional settings. Direct caregiv-ing is not the focus of public health nursing care.
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