Which of the following issues would be of concern to public health nurses?
1. The number of school children with influenza
2. The number of premature births in the county
3. The county plans to build a medical waste incinerator
4. The lack of compliance with TB medications
1, 2, 3, 4
Rationale:
All of the answers are related to existing and/or potential threats to individual, family, and population health. Thus, they are all of concern to public health nurses.
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