It has been said that Florence Nightingale revolutionized nursing. Which of the following best describes some of her contributions?
a. Encouraged men to become nurses
b. Encouraged nurses to serve physicians in order to learn from them
c. Instituted changes that affected patient survival rates
d. Organized nursing in America
C
When she learned of the lack of medical and nursing care for British troops during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Nightingale organized a group of 38 nurses to travel to the Crimea in southern Russia. Despite societal opposition, she and her team reached the Crimean battlefields in 1854 . They found overcrowding in the hospitals, no medical supplies, and limited space for the sick and injured. Using her own funds, Nightingale obtained supplies, cleaned up the unsanitary con-ditions, and established laundries to wash linens. At the end of 6 months, Nightingale and her nurses had decreased the death rate from 42% to 2%.
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