Florence Nightingale is acknowledged as one of the individuals who contributed most significantly to the development of nursing as a profession. What other phenomenon contributed most to this development?
A) Labor-saving technology that freed many women from working in the home
B) The social recognition of the importance of public funding for the treatment of disease
C) Increased understanding of the pathophysiology of illness and the importance of infection
control
D) The high mortality rates that existed during times of war
Ans: D
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