The parish community health nurse is assigned to prepare the goals for a 6-month mission trip to a developing nation. Which challenge to the Millennium Development Goals should the nurse consider?
A) Child mortality has increased 21% since 1990.
B) The percentage of people living on less than $0.25 a day rose from 22% in 1990 to 47% in 2010.
C) The number of children out of school worldwide increased from 57 million to 102 million.
D) 870 million people still do not consume enough food to meet their nutritional energy requirements.
Ans: D
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870 million people still do not consume enough food to meet their nutritional energy requirements. Child mortality has dropped 41% since 1990, not increased 21%. Extreme poverty is falling in every region. The percentage of people living on less than $.25 a day fell from 47% in 1990 to 22% in 2010. The number of children out of school worldwide decreased from 102 million to 57 million.
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