The overall theme of Nightingale's theory was that the person's health is influenced by the environment. Which of the following actions by Nightingale support this theme?
a. Fed the soldiers healthy food
b. Used poor sanitation in caring for the sol-diers
c. Forced to use unclean water in caring for soldiers
d. Shared supplies among soldiers to save money
A
Florence Nightingale believed that the person is influenced by the environment. She began feed-ing the soldiers healthy food and cleaned the medical area. Upon doing this, the soldier's mortal-ity rates fell.
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