Which is an example of a federal agency? (Select all that apply.) ...

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Which is an example of a federal agency? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. The U.S. Department of Health and Hu-man Services (USDHHS)
  b. The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-vention (CDC)
  c. The Health Resources and Services Ad-ministration (HRSA)
  d. The Pentagon
  e. The Congress

Question 2

Which principles are included in the Scope and Standards of Public Health Nursing Practice? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. The client or unit of care is the popula-tion.
  b. Primary prevention is given priority.
  c. All processes must include partnering with representatives of the people.
  d. Government agencies mandate require-ments for public health.
  e. The focus of many interventions should be on secondary prevention.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, C
The USDHHS, the CDC, and the HRSA are all federal agencies. The Pentagon and the Congress are not federal agencies.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, C
The eight tenets of public health nursing distinguish public health nursing from other nursing spe-cialties. Primary prevention is given priority and all processes must include partnering with repre-sentatives of the people as part of these established principles.