In understanding the historical influences on nursing knowledge, nursing as a profession struggled for years to establish its own identify and to receive recognition for its contributions to health care. Why?
A) The conceptual and theoretical basis for nursing practice came from outside the profession.
B) Nurses were too busy working in practice to increase the public awareness associated with the role of the nurse.
C) Nurses spent most of their time in laboratory settings conducting research.
D) Women were independent and refused to work collectively.
Ans: A
Despite Florence Nightingale's belief in the uniqueness of nursing, the training of nurses was initially carried out under the direction and control of the medical profession. Because the conceptual and theoretical basis for nursing practice came from outside the profession, nursing struggled for years to establish its own identify and to receive recognition for its significant contributions to health care.
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