A nurse analyzes data from minutes at a community meeting when completing a community assessment. Which of the following methods of data collection is being used?
A) Secondary data
B) Informant interviews
C) Primary data
D) Windshield survey

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Secondary data refers to information that has been collected by someone else and is being used by the nurse for analysis. In this case, the minutes from a community meeting represent data that was collected by others, making it secondary data.

A Nurse Analyzes Data from Minutes at a Community Meeting