Lillian Wald's contribution to nursing can best be described as the
a. creation of community health nursing.
b. development of college-based nursing schools.
c. establishment of the Navy Nurse Corps.
d. foundation of maternal-child nursing.
A
Wald responded to the changing social conditions in the late 1800s by establishing the Henry Street Settlement and Henry Street Visiting Nurse Services in response to the horrendous health conditions she witnessed in New York City.
Wald was not involved in establishing college-based nursing programs.
Wald was not involved in establishing the Navy Nurse Corps.
Wald was not involved in establishing maternal-child nursing as a specialty, although she did care for many new mothers and their infants as part of her community nursing role.
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