A PHN is addressing the problem of obesity at the community level of practice.Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be most appropriate for the nurse to use?
A) Alteration in nutrition: More than body requirements
B) Need for increased knowledge of proper nutrition
C) Families at risk for obesity because of inactivity
D) Overweight child related to poor dietary habits

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Nursing diagnoses must be modified to meet the needs of population-focused care in public health nursing practice.Families at risk for obesity because of inactivity is the only nursing diagnosis that addresses a community group that is in need of further intervention.The alteration in nutrition and overweight child nursing diagnoses both address the individual level,not the community level.Need for increased knowledge does not identify the level that is being addressed.

A PHN Is Addressing the Problem of Obesity at the Community