The student nurse wants to understand where the foundation of current nursing practice originates. The BEST method for obtaining this knowledge would be to:

a. study the history of nursing
b. study the history of medicine
c. review current issues that impact the profession
d. talk with clients who have recently received nursing care


A
For the nurse to understand where the foundation of current nursing practice originates, it is important to review the historical events that have influenced the evolution of current nursing practice.

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