Which statement accurately describes the historical perspective of nursing practice?
a. Nursing has existed to meet the needs of populations, individuals, and aggregates by providing care that is determined by the needs and beliefs of society in different historical contexts.
b. As men began to become interested in nursing, it changed into a respected profession based on scientific fact rather than superstition.
c. Nursing has historically accepted individuals from all social and ethnic backgrounds.
d. The United States has led the way throughout history to advance nursing and health care by providing the first hospital and medical school.
ANS: A
Correct: Nursing has existed since biblical times to address needs ranging from contagious diseases in early times to health prevention in the present time, with care based on health needs and beliefs of the time.
Incorrect:
b. In the beginning, men were recognized as health healers, but women changed nursing from a mystical phenomenon to a respected profession.
c. Nursing has had periods when criminals and prostitutes practiced, and discrimination was evidenced by Nightingale's refusal of Seacole.
d. The first hospital and the first medical school in North America were founded in Mexico—the Hospital of the Immaculate Conception in Mexico City and the University of Mexico Medical School.
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