Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question

question 7

Multiple Choice

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
Jonathan is a 47-year-old male and father of five who works in a local high school as an English teacher. He recently learned that local sewage is treated and repurposed to the community as drinking water. His senior level English class has also learned this, and they want to present a bill to the state senate barring the practice. He comes to you at the local health department asking for information.
-What is the initial step in wastewater treatment?

• A)skimming
• B)sedimentation
• C)sludging
• D)digestion

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Rate of Change

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