Introduction To Health Care (mindtap Course List)
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Author: Lee Haroun, Dakota Mitchell
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Brenda has thought about being a dental assistant for a long time and has just enrolled in a one-year educational program. She wants to do well in school, but she is having trouble finding reliable day care for her two young children. Describe how she might use the five-step problem-solving process to ensure that she attends all her classes and that her children receive proper care
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Introduction To Health Care (mindtap Course List)
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