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tingc95

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A nurse is working in a public health department. Which of the following would most likely be the focus of the care that is provided?
 
  a. Home visiting and hospice care
  b. Care of communicable diseases
  c. Health maintenance and health promotion
  d. Illness prevention

Question 2

Which event has the potential to weaken existing public health programs?
 
  a. The shift in funding to support bioterror-ism response efforts
  b. The outbreaks of H1N1 influenza
  c. The number of citizens with human im-munodeficiency virus (HIV)
  d. The lack of PHNs



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Public health nurses (PHNs) employed in local, state, and federal agencies work together to iden-tify, develop, and implement interventions that will improve and maintain the nation's health.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The events of the twenty-first century have shifted funding to bioterrorism programs. This shift of funding has the potential to weaken existing important public health programs.




tingc95

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Gracias!


bitingbit

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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