Emancipatory inquiry provides a framework to expand the political consciousness of the disenfranchised in a community. Who identifies the important problems for this inquiry?
A) Community members
B) Community health nurse
C) Community health professionals
D) Community medical director
Ans: A
The problems examined through emancipatory inquiry are those that community members believe are important and not necessarily those identified by health professionals in the community. Nurses are challenged to awaken the spirit of social change among those who are most vulnerable in our communities.
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