A nurse in a particular community decided that the priority was to decrease the number of teenagers who smoke.Which of the following should the nurse measure first?

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Before the nurse finalizes plans,baseline data on the behavior that is the target of change need to be collected.Although it would be useful to know all of the data mentioned,it is most helpful to know the proportion of teenagers who currently smoke,in order to determine any change.The proportion of the population that engages in smoking can then be compared with the proportion that engages after the intervention.

A Nurse in a Particular Community Decided That the Priority