The student nurse realizes that the Nightingale Training School of Nursing was unique for that time. It was unique because:
a. This was the first school of nursing in the West.
b. It was the first nursing school to provide both theory-based knowledge and clinical skill-building.
c. It was the first school of nursing to accept women.
d. It was established to provide nurses to fight the Crimean War.
B
Nightingale forged the future of nursing education. She established the Nightingale Training School of Nursing at St. Thomas' Hospital in London. This was the first school for nurses that provided both theory-based knowledge and clinical skill-building.
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