Several children were hospitalized for severe vomiting and diarrhea.Which of the following best explains why the nurse would continue to pursue the cause of the illness even after the children have been discharged from the hospital?

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The objectives of an investigation are to control and prevent disease or death by identifying factors that contribute to the occurrence and implementing measures to prevent occurrences.In this case the nurse wanted to make sure children did not become ill again when it could be avoided.The further investigation of the illness is not to demonstrate caring on the part of the public health department,rather it assists with learning about what factors contributed to the occurrence.It is unlikely that the parents would sue for a hospitalization for severe vomitting and diarrhea.Also,there is no indication that there would be an individual or agency to sue for the symptoms that the child is experiencing.There is no indication as to what caused these symptoms,thus,the nurse would need to do further investigation to determine if they were related to infectious disease or some other contributing factor.

Several Children Were Hospitalized for Severe Vomiting and Diarrhea