What was the purpose of the Hill-Burton Act?
a. It established funding for the construction of hospitals.
b. It provided women in the service with military rank.
c. It established and funded the Frontier Nursing Service.
d. It created the Cadet Nurse Corps.
ANS: A
A
The 1946 Hill-Burton Act provided funding for the construction of hospitals.
B
Congress passed a bill in 1920 that allowed women to hold military rank.
C
The Frontier Nursing Service, originally known as the Kentucky Committee for Mothers and Babies, was established by Mary Breckinridge.
D
The Cadet Nurse Corps was an alliance between military and collegiate nursing programs to train nurses and was funded by Congress.
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