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maticall y fr om the wq w q w q w q
acute care setting to the ambulatory setting. The number of hospital beds being
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children in the United States continues to grow. One of the biggest changes in
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been the growth of managed care.
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2. A nurse is referring a low-
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income family with three children under the age of 5 years to a
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program that assists with supplemental food supplies. Which program should the
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f the p ro gram.
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entio n services for infants and toddlers with, or at risk for, developmental dis
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