Which finding should the community nurse address first when assessing a low-income settlement?
Correct answer: B. Several homes lack access to safe drinking water
- A. Residents request a new recreational park
- B. Several homes lack access to safe drinking water
- C. The clinic needs additional health education posters
- D. Some adults prefer evening consultation hours
Explanation
Unsafe drinking water creates an immediate risk for widespread communicable disease and affects many people, so it receives priority. Community priorities are judged by magnitude, seriousness, preventability and available resources, not only by convenience or preference.
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Community health focuses on the health status and needs of populations rather than individual patients alone. It covers community assessment, social and environmental determinants, levels of prevention, health indicators, the community health nursing process, and the roles of families, groups and health services in improving well-being.
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