Both female and male nurses were required to live on the island and were assigned separate quarters. According to PHS regulations, all nurses visiting New York and New Jersey on their off-duty hours were required to return to Ellis Island no later than the 12:00 a.m. staff boat.
Which statement best describes the central idea of the paragraph?
Female and male nurses lived in separate quarters on Ellis Island.
The Public Health Service (PHS) regulated the actions of the Ellis Island nurses.
Ellis Island nurses visited New York and New Jersey on their off-duty hours.
Ellis Island nurses had to return to the island on the 12:00 a.m. staff boat.
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The statement that best describes the central idea of the paragraph is: The Public Health Service (PHS) regulated the actions of the Ellis Island nurses.
This captures the overall theme of the paragraph, which discusses the regulations imposed by the PHS on nurses' living arrangements and their off-duty conduct.
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