A nurse is helping a community develop its capacity to address future problems. Which of the following activities is the nurse most likely implementing?
a. Addressing problems in priority order
b. Promoting collaboration and team building
c. Developing community competence
d. Providing education about health issues
ANS: C
Although such activities are educational, collaborative, and ideally do address problems in some order by priority, building a community's capacity to address future problems is called developing community competence.
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