Which patient would most likely have been cared for in a hospital in the 19th to early 20th century?
a. Dying patient
b. Contagious patient
c. Homeless patient
d. Woman in labor
C
Hospitals were considered places for people who had no one else to care for them.
Most patients were cared for in their homes. A dying patient probably would have been cared for at home.
A patient with a communicable illness would have probably been confined to his or her home.
Women in labor typically had their children at home.
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