TEST BANK FOR CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS 7TH EDITION BY FRIBERG

Florence Nightingale’s views about trained nurses were most influenced by her a. experiences in wartime. b. ideas about sanitation. c. relationships with physicians. d. view of education. ANS: A Nightingale’s experiences in wartime demonstrated to her that trained nurses were valuable in decreasing morbidity and mortality among soldiers. Nightingale had revolutionary ideas about hospital sanitation, but these are not credited with her advocacy of using trained nurses. Early trained nurses were taught to follow the directions of the physician; collegial relationships were not a part of health care practice in Nightingale’s day. Nightingale’s views of education were influenced by her opinion on the value of trained nurses, not the other way