A registered nurse reviewing job descriptions would expect to see functions such as:

• A. Monitoring pregnant teenagers for pregnancy complications.
• B. Offering free hypertension screening at local health fairs for low-income residents.
• C. Partnering with seasonal farmworkers to design a program preventing illness and advocating for this population with local leaders.
• D. Preventing injury among elderly in an assisted living facility.

Answer: (C)

In community health nursing, the focus is on populations, prevention, and helping communities create and lead health improvements. The best choice shows this by partnering with a defined at‑risk group—seasonal farmworkers—to design a preventive program and to advocate for them with local leaders. This demonstrates working with the community to identify needs, develop an intervention, and influence policy or resource allocation, all of which are core public health nursing functions.

The other options reflect important nursing tasks but are more individual- or setting-specific. Monitoring pregnant teenagers for complications is direct clinical care focused on an individual patient. Offering free hypertension screening at health fairs is valuable preventive outreach, yet it’s a single activity rather than a community program with advocacy. Preventing injury among elderly in an assisted living facility is important but occurs within a facility rather than addressing broader population health through community partnerships and policy influence.