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urbanoutfitters · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

An example of a health priority that almost every public health nurse will encounter is:

1. The contamination of water sources due to flooding
2. The potential for the occurrence of vaccine-preventable disease due to missing immunizations
3. Restrictions on practice due to local law
4. Lack of knowledge about infant care by all new mothers that necessitates home visits

Question 2

Government resources for families include Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, and Supplementary Security Income. The purposes of these resources are:

1. Support for basic needs
2. Insurance for the uninsured
3. To provide health-related services to families
4. To allow nongovernmental agencies to operate more effectively

duke02 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Immunizations are often overdue or not obtained, which can lead to disease in a community that public health nurses must deal with.

Answer to Question 2

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The purpose of government resources for families is support for basic needs.