Which of the following best describes the district nursing service created in the United States by Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster?
a. House on Henry Street
b. Visiting Nurses Association
c. New York City District Nursing Service
d. Wald and Brewster Nursing Service
ANS: A
They established a district nursing service on the Lower East Side of New York City called the House on Henry Street for all the unemployed and homeless immigrants who needed health care. It later evolved into the Visiting Nurse Association of New York City and helped establish public health nursing in the United States.
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