The nurse has been asked to participate on the hospital's Shared Governance Committee. To which nurse leader should the nurse attribute the ability for nurses to control the profession?
1. Mary Breckinridge
2. Lavinia Dock
3. Margaret Higgins Sanger
4. Virginia Henderson
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Mary Breckinridge established the Frontier Nursing Service.
Rationale 2: Lavinia Dock was a feminist, writer, and activist. She participated in protest movements for women's rights that resulted in passage of the 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote. In addition, Dock campaigned for legislation to allow nurses, rather than physicians, to control their profession.
Rationale 3: Margaret Higgins Sanger is considered the founder of Planned Parenthood.
Rationale 4: Virginia Henderson was one of the first modern nurses to define nursing.
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