Public health practice is an appealing specialty to nurses because of its:
a. Interactions with wealthy contributors to secure funding
b. Autonomy and independence of practice
c. Ability to locate the source of diseases and cure patients
d. Opportunities to meet a variety of people
B
Community health nurses have a long history of autonomous practice, problem solving, and de-cision making. Community health care nurses engage in the other activities as well, but overall, they have been best known for autonomy of practice.
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1. sucrose. 2. malt products. 3. milk. 4. honey.