The nurse is caring for a migrant family. During the interview, the mother tells the nurse that the family follows an Eastern migratory stream originating in southern Florida. Which of the follow-ing statements is accurate?
a. This is one of the migratory streams that migrant farm workers traditionally follow.
b. This is a unique migratory pattern.
c. This is a traditional family-generated mi-gratory pattern.
d. This is an unpredictable pattern that may lead the family through southern Califor-nia.
ANS: A
Migrant workers traditionally have followed one of three migratory streams: (1) Eastern, origi-nating in Florida; (2) Midwestern, originating in Texas; and (3) Western, originating in California.
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