INTRO TO P 1300

History of Nursing: - Exam 1  Mary Mahoney- first African-American professional nurse; she was educated at the New England Hospital for Women and Children.  Mary Breckenridge- demonstrated that geographic boundaries would not keep nurses from caring for patients by going directly to those who needed care.  Clara Barton- founder of the American Red Cross  Dorothea Dix- first superintendent of Women Nurses by the Union Army  Florence Nightingale- early statistician, founded t...

History of Nursing: - Exam 1  Mary Mahoney- first African-American professional nurse; she was educated at the New England Hospital for Women and Children.  Mary Breckenridge- demonstrated that geographic boundaries would not keep nurses from caring for patients by going directly to those who needed care.  Clara Barton- founder of the American Red Cross  Dorothea Dix- first superintendent of Women Nurses by the Union Army  Florence Nightingale- early statistician, founded t...