What Historical Events Helped Advanced the Practice of Surgical Nursing

question 11

Multiple Choice

What historical events helped advanced the practice of surgical nursing? (Select all that apply. )

• A) The Ancient Egyptians were the first to use anesthesia in the operating room.
• B) The "Barbers" of the Middle Ages used sterile techniques to reduce wound infections.
• C) The Indian culture from 274 to 236 BC had hospitals staffed with female nurses who practiced much like today's nurses.
• D) During the Renaissance,advances in nursing education,including surgery,were nonexistent.
• E) Following World War II,nurses practiced in mobile army surgical hospitals,where medical and surgical techniques were further refined.

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