The nurse investigating environmental health problems caused by contaminated ground water is best described as practicing
a. Community-oriented nursing
b. Community-based nursing
c. Policy development
d. Tertiary care
ANS: A
Community-oriented nursing emphasizes the prevention of disease and disability.
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a. Keep the foreskin over the penis tip. b. Use long strokes down the shaft of the penis. c. Hold the penis at a right angle to the body. d. Hold the cotton balls in the dominant hand.
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