Florence Nightingale is often credited as being the first nurse researcher. This designation is based on

Question

a. her methods of reorganizing British hospitals.
b. her use of data on the morbidity and mortality of soldiers in hospitals in Scutari.
c. demonstration that trained nurses provided better nursing care.
d. publication of Notes on Nursing, the first scholarly nursing publication.

Answer 1

ANS: B

A
Although Nightingale reformed both the British Army and British civilian hospitals on the basis of data she collected, the reformations were not researched.
B
Nightingale was educated in statistics and used the detailed data collected to effectively argue the case for the reform of the British Army hospital system.
C
Nightingale founded the first training school after she had gained fame based on the hospital reforms supported by her data collection during the Crimean War.
D
The publication reflected Nightingale's philosophical thoughts on nursing.