The event that had the greatest influence on the role of practical nurses in modern hospital nursing was
a. the Crusades.
b. the Industrial Revolution.
c. the U.S. Civil War.
d. World War II.
ANS: D
World War II and the shortage of nurses it created greatly expanded the practice sites available to practical nurses. In the face of the nursing shortage, hospitals gradually increased the responsibilities designated for the practical nurse. The other options had a lesser impact on modern hospital nursing.
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