Which of the Following Are Considered Barriers to Public Health

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are considered barriers to public health nursing? (Select all that apply.)

• A) The mindset that the only role for the nurse is at the bedside
• B) The structures within which nurses work and the process of role socialization within those structures
• C) Few nurses receive graduate-level preparation in the concepts and strategies of the disciplines basic to public health
• D) The steady decline in the number of job opportunities in the area
• E) The inability to equally distribute the increasing funds

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