When working with the older adult population in the community, which action would be most important for the community health nurse to take?

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Services for the older adult should be proactive. Nurses should design interventions that maximize nursing resources and provide the greatest benefit to older adult clients. Skilled nursing facilities are for people with skilled needs, not for older adults managing chronic diseases independently. One's own home is most often the best place for older adults and where they want to be. This is not something that is always needed or possible for a community health nurse to become involved in. Nurses can identify the needs for additional funding, advocate for more funding, and facilitate a community group's efforts to raise funds. This is how a nurse can best serve the older adults and support their needs rather than by actually raising the funds. Prevention should be proactive and focus on primary prevention regardless of the client's age.

When Working with the Older Adult Population in the Community