A Nurse Involved with a Community Group Told Peers That

question 8

Multiple Choice

A nurse involved with a community group told peers that the group was learning networking, negotiating, lobbying, and information seeking. Which of the following provides the best explanation for why the nurse is not working toward a noticeable improvement in health status for the group? (Select all that apply.)

• A) The nurse cannot improve the health of the group alone.
• B) There are ways that these skills will be useful throughout the participants' life span.
• C) The nurse is focused on teaching, not direct interventions.
• D) There are no immediate solutions to the current health problems in most communities.
• E) The nurse is still trying to obtain free health care for the group participants.
• F) There are not enough resources to change the health status of the group.

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