When a nurse working in a well-child clinic asks a parent's address, the parent responds, "My children and I are homeless." The nurse can assess this response as:
A) a common occurrence, because 1 out of 50 children are homeless.
B) a signal to investigate the possibility that the parent has severe mental illness.
C) evidence of child abuse or neglect that should be reported to social service agencies.
D) unusual because most homeless individuals have severe mental illness or substance abuse problems.
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