Identify the nurse who is acting as a community health nurse. Choose all that apply
1) School nurse who provides screening and direct care in the elementary school
2) Parish nurse who offers health education after services each Sunday
3) Nurse who works for the Red Cross by providing disaster relief
4) A nurse administering vaccines to inmates in a correctional facility
ANS: 1, 2, 3, 4
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