A nurse realizes that the profession of nursing is centuries old, with roots in religion. When did religion begin to affect the development of nursing?
a. in India around 800 to 600 BC
b. during the Roman Empire
c. during the Middle Ages
d. at the time of the Renaissance
A
The practice of nursing predates recorded history. The recorded evolution of nursing dates back to 4000 BC to primitive societies in which mother-nurses worked with priests. In 2000 BC the use of wet nurses is recorded in Babylonia and Assyria. The strong influence of religions on the development of nursing started in India, 800 to 600 BC, and flourished in Greece and Ireland in 3 BC with male nurse-priests. In India, only men were considered "pure" enough to be nurses.
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