The "first real school of nursing" was located in
a. Israel
b. Greece.
c. Italy.
d. Germany.
ANS: D
The first real school of nursing was founded by the Lutheran Order of Deaconesses under the supervision of a German pastor, Theodor Fleidner, in Kaiserswerth, Germany. The other options are incorrect.
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