Nightingale opened the first nursing school outside a hospital in 1860 . Some principles of the Nightingale School for Nurses are still taught today. A beginning nursing student asks about the principles taught by the Nightingale Nursing School
What should the nurse's answer include?
1 . Cleanliness is vital to recovery.
2 . Cure is better than prevention.
3 . The nurse must work as a member of a team.
4 . The nurse must use discretion, but must follow the physician's orders.
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 3, 4
C) 1, 2, 4
D) 2, 3, 4
B
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Principles taught by the Nightingale Nursing School included the following: Cleanliness is vital to recovery; prevention is better than cure; the nurse must work as a member of a team; and the nurse must use discretion, but must follow the physician's orders.
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