Nightingale defined a nurse as any woman who had "charge of the personal health of somebody" whether well, as in caring for babies and children, or sick, as an "invalid" (Nightingale, 1860/1969). It was assumed that
A. All women, at one time or another in their lives, would nurse.
B. All women needed to know the laws of health.
C. Nursing proper, or "sick" nursing, was both an art and a science and required organized, formal education to care for those suffering from disease.
D. All of the above
ANS: D
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