You are the nurse in a small town and are a member of a workgroup designing a multilevel intervention to decrease the violence in the community.

The group would like to use a theory that comprehensively assesses the health needs of the community but also serves as a guide to develop and evaluate the intervention.
What model would you recommend the group use?

The concept of self-care emphasizes that individuals have a responsibility to take care of their own health by making informed decisions and taking actions to maintain and improve their well-being.

Choice A is not the correct answer because while healthcare agencies may play a role in developing programs to promote self-care, the emphasis of self-care is on the individual’s responsibility for their own health.

Choice C is not the correct answer because while primary care providers may share responsibility for an individual’s health, the emphasis of self-care is on the individual’s responsibility for their own health.

Choice D is not the correct answer because while community health systems may play a role in promoting health, the emphasis of self-care is on the individual’s responsibility for their own health.

A learning objective that measures a patient’s level of remembering the signs and symptoms of infection would use the verb “state” because it indicates that the patient is able to recall and verbally express the information.

Choice B is not the correct answer because “distinguish” implies that the patient is able to differentiate between two or more things, which is not the same as simply remembering information.

Choice C is not the correct answer because “develop” implies that the patient is creating something new, which is not relevant to remembering information.

Choice D is not the correct answer because “demonstrate” implies that the patient is able to show or prove something through their actions, which is not the same as simply remembering information.