In 1900, the primary reason for hospital-based nursing education programs was to
a. educate nurses to care for patients in hospitals.
b. provide educational opportunities for women.
c. staff the hospitals that operated the education programs.
d. provide standardized preparation for nurses.
ANS: C
A
Most nurses worked in homes and very few worked in hospitals.
B
The education for women was not a value of society at the time.
C
In the hospitals there were few paid staff nurses, and most of the care was provided by the nursing students.
D
The programs of study varied in length, and each school set its standards and requirements.
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