When would it be appropriate for a nurse to use a Geographic Information System (GIS)?
A) Recording client data collected at a foot clinic
B) Determining neighborhoods that have an increased incidence of lead poisoning
C) Evaluating effectiveness of a farm safety program
D) Scheduling health promotion programs in the community

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The use of a GIS allows the PHN to apply the principles of epidemiology into practice.GIS allows nurses to code data so that it is related spatially to a place on earth and is helpful in determining concentrated areas for incidence of disease and illness.An electronic health record (EHR)would be the most appropriate place to record client data from a foot clinic.Evaluation of effectiveness of a farm safety program would need to be done through some type of assessment or evaluation method-GIS would not be useful to collect this data.GIS is not a scheduling system and would not be helpful when scheduling health promotion programs in the community.

When Would It Be Appropriate for a Nurse to Use