What task would have been a responsibility of a nurse who was employed

What task would have been a responsibility of a nurse who was employed by the Marine Hospital Service?

a. Setting policy on quarantine legislation for immigrants
b. Establishing hospital-based programs to care for the sick at home
c. Identifying and improving environmental conditions
d. Providing health care for merchant seamen

ESSAYBID ANSWER

ANS: D
Providing health care to seamen was an early effort by the federal government to improve public health. The purpose of the Marine Hospital Service was to secure its maritime trade and seacoast cities.