Which of the Following Best Describes How Public Health Nurses

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how public health nurses (PHNs) differed from other health care professions in the early twentieth century?

• A) PHNs contributed without receiving any salary for doing so.
• B) PHNs created new settings where health care could be given.
• C) PHNs gave care to powerless groups.
• D) PHNs worked outside any organized health care system.

---

Definitions:

Social Conventions

Shared, established norms and practices within a society that guide acceptable behavior and interactions.

Relational Aggression

A type of aggression that focuses on damaging someone's social relationships or status.

Chronic Illness

A long-lasting medical condition that can be controlled but not usually cured, often affecting a person's lifestyle and well-being.

Display Rules

Culturally learned norms and guidelines about when, where, and how it is appropriate to express emotions.