A PHN uses Assumption 2,"Public health nursing practice focuses on populations," to guide practice.Which of the following would be considered a population of interest?
A) Healthy school children
B) Homeless individuals
C) A person recently diagnosed with diabetes
D) Teenage parents

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A population is a collection of individuals who have one or more personal or environmental characteristics in common.Populations of interest are populations that are essentially healthy but could improve factors that promote or protect health; one such population is healthy school children.Homeless individuals and teenage parents would both be considered a population at risk.A person recently diagnosed with diabetes is not a population.

A PHN Uses Assumption 2,"Public Health Nursing Practice Focuses on Populations