Who was the nurse theorist who was the first American-trained nurse credited with teaching how to provide care for people with mental illness? _______________________
Answer
ANS:
Linda Richards
Linda Richards wanted to upgrade the nursing education field and the Boston city hospital training school for nurses to teach the specialty of caring for the mentally ill.
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