Florence Nightingale fostered the development of nursing as a profession. What was the basis of her nursing theory?
A) The nurse's role is to assist individuals (sick or well) to carry out those activities that they
would perform unaided if they had the necessary strength, will, or knowledge.
B) The goal of nursing is to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him,
primarily by altering the environment.
C) The focus of nursing is the spiritual subjective aspects of both the nurse and the patient and
the "caring moment" relating to the time when the nurse and the patient first come together.
D) The focus of nursing is the care of human beings who are viewed as open systems in
constant interaction with their environments.
Ans: B
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