As the nurse, if you were going to determine the health status of a community, as opposed to assessing the health system or assessing the population, you would assess which of the following factors?
a. Level of education and socioeconomic status
b. Availability of health resources 24 hours per day
c. Age, gender, and ethnic patterns
d. Housing and safety of neighborhoods
D
Housing and safety of neighborhoods is directly related to community health. Availability of health
resources is related to assessing the health system level. Age, gender, and ethnic patterns comprise
assessing the individual population level, as well as assessing the level of education and
socioeconomic status.
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