A public health nurse has been commissioned to draft a health promotion program that meets the health care needs and expectations of the community. Which of the following focuses is most likely to influence the nurse's choice of interventions?
A) Management of chronic conditions and disability
B) Increasing need for self-care among a younger population
C) A shifting focus to disease management
D) An increasing focus on acute conditions and rehabilitation
Ans: A
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In response to current priorities, health care must focus more on management of chronic conditions and disability than in previous times. The other answers are incorrect because the change in focus of health care is not an increasing need for self-care among our aging population; our focus is shifting away from disease management, not toward it; and we are moving away from the management of acute conditions to managing chronic conditions.
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