The document Visiting Nursing in the United States highlighted the fact that:
a. nurses were trained by Boards of Educa-tion.
b. trained nurses adequately covered less-densely populated areas.
c. visiting nurse services were concentrated in the northeastern United States.
d. nurses were curing diseases such as TB and typhoid fever.
c
ANS: C
This report emphasized the fact that visiting nurse services were concentrated in the northeast, which underscored the need for rural health. The document did not address how the nurses were educated or the diseases that nurses were curing. This report showed that there was not adequate coverage for nurses in less populated areas.
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