The community health nurse is providing counseling to a group of teenage girls related to birth control and disease prevention.The nurse does this because
A) Focusing on subpopulations leads to community health.
B) Community health nursing focuses on individuals only.
C) Community health nursing excludes direct care to subpopulations.
D) The focus is on preventing illness and unwanted pregnancy.

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By focusing on subpopulations,the community health nurse cares for the community as a whole and considers the individual or the family as only one member of a group at risk.Community health nursing is a nursing practice in the community,with the primary focus on the health care of individuals,families,and groups in a community.Subpopulations are often a clinical focus.The goal is to protect,promote,or maintain health,not to prevent illness.

The Community Health Nurse Is Providing Counseling to a Group