Nurses encounter poor persons, families, and populations in a variety

Nurses encounter poor persons, families, and populations in a variety of settings. To provide effective care nurses should

1. Move to the area where people are living to understand their plight
2. Understand the concept of poverty on many levels
3. Take a trip abroad to see how poverty exists in other countries
4. Become fully immersed in the concept of poverty for at least a year

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ANS: 2
Understanding the concept of poverty with historical, social, political, economic, biological, psychological, and spiritual dimensions is the first step in providing effective care to this population.