A public health nurse is tasked with establishing a local health clinic in a rural community, which currently only has a small hospital that is struggling to adequately assist all in the emergency department. Which goal should be a priority for the nurse?

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Using the emergency department as a walk-in clinic for minor and/or chronic conditions is often due to poor health literacy. The nurse can use various methods to educate the community such as local advertising, meeting with various groups to let them know what will be available, and mailing information describing what will be available. The other choices may be options that the nurse can utilize to inform the public; however, the priority would be to address the health literacy situation first.

A Public Health Nurse Is Tasked with Establishing a Local