What were some of the barriers encountered by Rathbone and other social reformers in their attempts to send nurses into the homes of the poor?
A. Nurses preferred to work for upper-class clients and did not want to enter poor persons' homes.
B. The idea was just too shocking to be accepted by health care providers or by persons willing to contribute funds.
C. The poor did not want nurses telling them what to do or seeing how they lived.
D. The public was resigned to poverty, and there were not enough nurses.
ANS: D
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