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medical surgical nursing 15th edition
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Book Title:Brunner

Author(s):Suzanne C. O\'Connell Smeltzer, Brenda G. Bare, Janice L. Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever

Edition:oktober 2021
ISBN:9781975161033
Edition:15

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the
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Organized self-care education programs emphasize health promotion, diseaseprevention, management
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of illness, self-care, and judicious use of the professional health care system. Prenatal care,
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lobbying,
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Maslow’s hierarchy of basic
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clinics do
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groups, by reducing
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each of these activities is
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health
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A)
These programs establish consequences for health care professionals’ actions.
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C)
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D)
These programs seek to justify health care costs and systems.
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Ans:
B
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care
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time than in the
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homes, what action should the
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C
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