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

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Providing health care to seamen was an early effort by the federal government to improve public health.The purpose of the Marine Hospital Service was to secure its maritime trade and seacoast cities.Quarantine legislation was enacted by legislation during this time period,but the nurse would not have been responsible for setting these policies.Nursing care for clients in the home began in the first half of the 1800s through a variety of agencies including the Ladies' Benevolent Society of Charleston South Carolina.Identifying and improving environmental conditions was a focus of the public boards of health,not necessarily specifically a role of the nurse.

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