A community health nurse is working in a rural area where there are many homes built before the 1970s. To promote good health, which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Choice A Reason:
Giving health education to congregants of a place of worship is an important role, but it is more specific to community health nursing rather than population health nursing. Population health nurses focus on broader community and population-level interventions rather than specific groups within a community.

Choice B Reason:
Disseminating assessment findings to the community that was assessed is a key function of a population health nurse. This role involves collecting data on the health status of a population, analyzing it, and sharing the findings with the community to inform and guide public health interventions. This process helps in identifying health trends, risks, and needs, enabling the development of targeted health programs and policies.

Choice C Reason:
Supporting clients in managing their own health conditions is typically a function of clinical or community health nurses who work directly with individual patients. Population health nurses, on the other hand, focus on the health outcomes of entire populations rather than individual patient care.

Choice D Reason:
Overseeing the health promotion of the pediatric population in an academic setting is a specialized role that falls under school nursing or pediatric nursing. While population health nurses may work with pediatric populations, their focus is on broader public health strategies rather than specific settings like schools.

Choice A Reason:
A cluster refers to an aggregation of cases of a disease or other health-related condition in a specific area and time period that is greater than expected. Clusters are often the initial indication of an outbreak but do not describe the widespread nature of a pandemic.

Choice B Reason:
An epidemic is an outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time within a specific geographic area or population. While an epidemic can be severe, it is typically confined to one region or country. The term "pandemic" is used when the disease spreads across multiple countries or continents.

Choice C Reason:
Endemic refers to the constant presence and/or usual prevalence of a disease or infectious agent within a geographic area or population group. Diseases that are endemic are consistently present but typically do not cause the widespread impact seen in pandemics.

Choice D Reason:
A pandemic is an epidemic that has spread across a large region, for instance, multiple continents or worldwide, affecting a substantial number of individuals. The COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 is a prime example of a pandemic, as it spread globally and prompted widespread disease control measures.