As a concerned citizen and professional nurse, you will be encouraging your senators and representatives to support expansion of health clinics for the poverty stricken. Where is the most desperate need at this point in time?
a. Rural areas where migrant and seasonal farm workers labor
b. Inner-city poverty-stricken neighborhoods
c. Inside elderly low-income housing units
d. Inside high schools in poverty-stricken neighborhoods
Ans: a. Rural areas where migrant and seasonal farm workers labor
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