Which of the following statements describes how nursing in the community is more challenging than nursing in an acute care setting?
A) There is limited access to information useful to the nurse in giving care in the community.
B) More paperwork and forms are required when giving care in the home.
C) It is more challenging to control the environment in the community.
D) Specialization isn't possible in the community setting.

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In the community,nurses often use epidemiology,since the factors that affect the individual,family,and population group cannot be as easily controlled as in acute care settings.It is essentially impossible to control the environment in the community.Nurses working in the community have multiple resources that can be used to access information about the community.There may be additional paperwork and forms to complete in the home environment,but the lack of control of the environment is a larger challenge than the completion of paperwork.Community health nursing is recognizd as a specialty within nursing.

Which of the Following Statements Describes How Nursing in the Community