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A public health nurse newly employed by a local health department learns that the focus of her practice will be to prevent illness in the community. Why does the focus of practice not include the treatment and care of ill patients?
 
  a. Ill people prefer to get care from physicians or in hospitals.
  b. People do not trust public health department personnel.
  c. Physicians have voiced opposition for fear of loss of income.
  d. Visiting nurses associations are becoming part of health departments.

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How did Nightingale demonstrate the effectiveness of providing nursing care to soldiers?
 
  a. Persuading military officers that clean air was necessary for the ill soldiers
  b. Using biostatistics to demonstrate decline in death rates
  c. Improving the living quarters for the injured soldiers
  d. Bringing ranked officers of the military to see the improvements


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princessflame2016

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B


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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Gracias!

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