Several nurses who work in the emergency room of an urban hospital notice that a sizable number of children in a certain ethnic population have come in with an illness, all presenting with similar symptoms
The nurses, who are not public health specialists, can intervene in the health of a community through their work with individuals by doing which of the following?
Select all that apply.
A. Increasing antibiotic therapy availability
B. Identifying characteristics of the disease
C. Grouping patients by diagnosis
D. Giving classes on how to avoid infections
E. Assessing the environment of the patients
ANS: B, C, D, E
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