Charles Dickens' character Sairy Gamp:
a. portrayed nurses as trained professional individuals who put others before themselves.
b. chose nursing because she had no other avenue for employment.
c. was a prostitute who took advantage of sick old men.
d. characterized nurses as being at the forefront of technology and autonomy.
ANS: B
Correct: Sairy Gamp endured nursing because of the lack of other opportunities.
Incorrect:
a. Sairy Gamp did not portray a professional image of nursing, but that of an untrained caregiver who profited from the sick and dying.
c. Sairy Gamp was a nurse who used her position to take advantage of her patients.
d. Dickens' portrayal of a nurse does not suggest that the nurse is at the forefront of technology and autonomy.
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