A Nurse Was Employed by the Marine Hospital Service in 1800.Which

question 11

Multiple Choice

A nurse was employed by the Marine Hospital Service in 1800.Which of the following interventions would the nurse most likely have completed?

• A) Setting policy on quarantine legislation for immigrants
• B) Establishing hospital-based programs to care for the sick at home
• C) Identifying and improving environmental conditions
• D) Providing health care for merchant seamen

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