The impact of World War I on public health nursing included which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Many communicable diseases were eradi-cated.
b. The ranks of PHNs depleted because many went off to war.
c. The feeling that the greatest patriotic duty was to stay at home.
d. Expanding nursing services in the commu-nity was limited by lack of funding.
e. More women entered the public health nursing workforce.
ANS: B, C, D
Both World Wars I and II depleted the PHN population as nurses went off to war. The feeling of patriotism extended to the idea that patriotic duty could also be served on the home front. There was not an eradication of communicable diseases; rather, there was a worldwide influenza pandemic that swept through the United States, killing many people. Inadequate funding was the major obstacle to extending nursing services in the community.
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