In working as an advocate for specific population groups, the nurses recognize that they are engaging in population-based nursing, which was established by:
a. Florence Nightingale. c. Clara Barton.
b. Faye Abdellah. d. Jane Delano.
A
Nightingale's actions to improve the health care of soldiers on the battlefield and the poor and infirm
in London was directed at vulnerable populations. The primary thrust of this advocacy is directed at
population groups.
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