A nurse provides for the availability of essential personal health services for people who would otherwise not receive health care. Which of the public health core functions is being used?
a. Assessment
b. Prevention
c. Assurance
d. Policy development
ANS: C
Assurance deals with the availability of health services. Prevention is not a core function, assess-ment refers to systematic data collection, and policy development refers to the need to provide leadership in developing health policies.
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