A new public health nurse carefully assessed all the local mortality a

A new public health nurse carefully assessed all the local mortality and morbidity data in preparation for making appropriate planning suggestions at a meeting next week. What other action is crucial before the nurse can feel prepared?

a. Ask other nursing staff their perceptions of the community’s needs
b. Assess the nurse’s own assets, strengths, and ability to contribute
c. Meet members of the community to determine their culture and values
d. Review discussions and decisions from previous meetings

ESSAYBID ANSWER

ANS: C
Community health nurses must work with the community. It is essential to assess an aggregate’s needs and resources and identify its values. The best way to do this is by meeting with the members of the community to determine their culture and values. Assessing one’s own assets, asking other nursing staff, and reviewing previous discussions will not allow the nurse to assess the needs of the community.