The public health nurse is writing the annual service plan for her age

The public health nurse is writing the annual service plan for her agency. Which of the following data would be most helpful to her?

1. A recent community needs assessment
2. A list of the county board members
3. The names and contact information for the physicians in the county
4. The most recent hospital census data

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ANS: 1

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1 The needs assessment details gaps in health services and provides support for planning and prioritizing programs.
2 A list of board members may be included in the plan, but the list itself is not helpful in setting health services priorities.
3 It is important to know who the physicians are in the county and their specialties, but this is not sufficient information for planning and prioritizing health services programs.
4 The numbers of hospitalized patients in the county does not provide enough information to support planning and prioritization of health services in the county.