An example of the resourcefulness of a nurse during the time when the Rural Nursing Service was operating through the American Red Cross was:
a. Using hot bricks, salt, or sandbags to substitute for hot water bottles
b. Testing well water for pollutants
c. Teaching school and developing curricula for rural nursing programs
d. Providing post-surgical care
A
In providing medical care, rural nurses were resourceful in finding alternatives when they did not have medical products that were available in urban areas.
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