A community/public health nurse implemented a home visiting program with a teenage mother and child from the prenatal period through the child's second birthday. Which of the following long-term effects would be most likely?
a. The program assisted this child in becoming a well-adjusted young adult.
b. The cost of this program was too high for it to be continued for other children.
c. The program was too short to have any lasting effects that could be measured.
d. The support from a nurse was insufficient to create long-term improvements.
ANS: A
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