When asked about the beginning of public health nursing, the best response would include which of the following?
A) Public health nursing is a term started in the mid-1900s.
B) The public health nurse provided care to people in communities as far back as the 1890s.
C) Public health nursing began when clinics opened that provided community health assistance.
D) The public health nurse was recognized after the term public health nursing was identified.
Ans: B
Lillian Wald coined the term public health nurse in 1893. Nurses have had a rich practice in the community, transforming both individual and public health for the poor and disenfranchised through political advocacy long before the 20th century. The public health nurse was one who provided health care to people within a community. Public health nursing started before coining the term public health nurse.
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