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D. Water s s s s purification
3. Which is true about the health status of children in the United States?
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A. Globalism has relatively little impact on child health measures in the U.S.
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B. Obesity rates among 2to5yearolds have shown ss ss ss ss ss
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C. The rate of household poverty is lower than in
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D. Young children who attend preschool or day care have higher
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,5. When providing well child care for aninfant in the first year of life,
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the primary
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care pediatric nurse practitioner is adhering to the most recent American
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ss by
A. focusing less on development and more on illness prevention and
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ss nutrition.
B. following guidelines established by theBright Futures publication.
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C. scheduling wellbaby visits to coincide ss ss ss ss
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D. seeing the infant at ages 2, 4, 6, and 12 months when immunizations are
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3. Learning disabilities in children have scientifically been linked to:
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5. A child that has not exhibited enuresis in four years has exhibited
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The reason a child may revert back to this behavior pattern is because of:
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, 1. Discussing the individuals everyday activities.
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