A Public Health Nurse Utilizes the Nursing Process at All

question 4

Multiple Choice

A public health nurse utilizes the nursing process at all levels of practice by:

• A) Including specific goals for community health nurses
• B) Developing an accurate nursing diagnosis
• C) Analyzing the needs of the community, system, and individuals and families
• D) Utilizing primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention

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Definitions:

Hearing Low Pitch

The ability or decreased ability to hear sounds at the lower end of the sound frequency range.

Presbycusis

Age-related hearing loss, gradually occurring as individuals get older, affecting the ability to hear higher frequency sounds.

Sensory Deficit

A reduction or loss of the ability to perceive or respond to stimuli through one or more of the five senses.

Saline Washes

Solutions of salt in water used to clean wounds, nasal passages, or other body parts to aid in healing and prevent infection.