What action should a nurse take in order to provide effective nursing care to poor persons, families, and populations in a variety of settings?
a. Move to the area where people are living to understand their plight.
b. Understand the concept of poverty on many levels.
c. Take a trip abroad to see how poverty exists in other countries.
d. Become fully immersed in the concept of poverty for at least a year.
B
Understanding the concept of poverty with historical, social, political, economic, biological, psychological, and spiritual dimensions is the first step in providing effective care to this popula-tion.
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A) True B) False
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1. Estrogen 2. Progesterone 3. LH (luteinizing hormone) 4. FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)
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