A community health nurse is assigned to work in a different area of the city. Which of the following assessment techniques would she likely use to develop an overview of the community? Choose all that apply
1) Windshield survey
2) Review of demographic data
3) Physical assessment of a sample of the inhabitants
4) Review of the records of area providers
ANS: 1, 2
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