A nurse is employed as a nurse epidemiologist. Which of the following activities would most likely be completed by the nurse?
a. Eliciting the health history of a client presenting with an illness
b. Evaluating the number of clients presenting with similar diseases
c. Performing a physical examination of an ill client
d. Providing treatment and health education to a client with a disease
ANS: B
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