Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative, services. Public health nursing is all about dissemination of knowledge from nursing specialists to the general public. The hope is that by educating the public on health topics, nurses can empower people to take better care of themselves and make better everyday decisions. This will raise the overall level of public health.
Clearly, public health nursing is different from home-care nursing, so option A can be eliminated. B is also wrong – sometimes public health nursing services are provided free of charge, but this depends on the program and the context. Option C is often true – nurses do often function as a team, but not always. This answer is also circular, so not likely to be the correct one.
Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative, services.
The catchments area in PHN consists of a residential community, many of whom are well individuals who have greater need for preventive rather than curative services.
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