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A public health nurse (PHN) is addressing the problem of obesity at the community level of practice. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be most appropriate for the nurse to use?


A) Alteration in nutrition: More than body requirements
B) Need for increased knowledge of proper nutrition
C) Families at risk for obesity because of inactivity
D) Overweight child related to poor dietary habits

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Public health nurses (PHNs) across the United States implement similar types of interventions to improve the health of various groups. Which of the following explains why a common set of interventions is used?


A) Describe the proper order of implementation.
B) Emphasize surveillance as the focus of public health practice.
C) Guide practice and generate agency protocols.
D) Improve the health status of communities, systems, individuals, and families.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A public health nurse (PHN) is conducting an assessment of the community's health. Which of the following is being accomplished through this activity?


A) Define one problem that will be the focus for a year.
B) Assess a social network of interacting individuals usually in a defined territory.
C) Minimize the effects of health risks and hazards.
D) Intervene at the population level by changing laws and regulations.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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