What are the key actions you should take as a public health nurse or nurse case manager to help Felicia?

What are the key actions you should take as a public health nurse or nurse case manager to help Felicia?• What are some possible interventions that you should take?• What goals should be set and how will your evaluate the outcomes? Felicia is a 22-year-old single mother of three children whose primary source of income is Aid to Families with Dependent Children. She is worried about the future because she will no longer be eligible for welfare by the end of the year. She has been unable to find a job that will pay enough for her to afford child care. Her friend Maria said that Felicia and her children can stay in Maria’s trailer for a short time, but Felicia is afraid that her only choice after that will be a shelter.Felicia recently took all three children with her to the health department because 15-month-old Hector needed immunizations. Felicia was also concerned about 5-year-old Martina, who had had a fever of 100° to 101° F on and off for the past month. Felicia and her friends in the trailer park think that some type of hazardous waste from the chemical plant next door to the park is making their children sick. Now that Martina was not feeling well, Felicia was particularly concerned. However, the health department nurse told her that no appointments were available that day and that she would need to bring Martina back to the clinic on the next day. Felicia left discouraged because it was so difficult for her to get all three children ready and on the bus to go to the health department, not to mention the expense. She thought maybe Martina just had a cold and she would wait a little longer before bringing her back. However, she wanted to take care of Martina’s problem before losing her medical card. Felicia is desperate to find a way to manage her money problems and take care of her children.

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