The period that has been termed the ‘Dark Ages' of nursing was from:
a. the beginning of the 18th century to the middleof the 19th century
b. the end of the 17th century to the middle of the18th century.
c. the end of the 16th century to the middle of the18th century.
d. the beginning of the 15th century to the middle
of the 16th century.
a
The period between the beginning of the 18th century
to the middle of the 19th century was termed the ‘Dark Ages'
of nursing because care of the sick and the status of the nurse
reached the lowest possible levels (where undesirable characters tended the sick in squalid hospitals).
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