The scope and character of nursing practice underwent significant changes in the years following the Civil War. Which of the following activities exemplified nursing practice in the early years of the 20th century?
A) Providing basic health care to recent immigrants to the United States
B) Contributing to the scientific knowledge base of nursing by conducting research
C) Participating in collaborative practice with physicians
D) Establishing school nursing as a recognized specialty in urban settings
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In the early 20th century, some nurses moved into communities and established "settlement houses" where they lived and worked among poor immigrants. This period of history was not characterized by collaboration between physicians and nurses due to the subservient view of nursing that prevailed. Research and school nursing were not major focuses at this time.
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