Historically, Women Were Considered the Obvious Choice for Nursing Sick

question 4

Multiple Choice

Historically, women were considered the obvious choice for nursing sick patients, because:

• A) caring for others was an extension of their homemaker role.
• B) early nurses were nuns, so the public was used to women in nursing.
• C) men, who had education, were reluctant to try nursing.
• D) women were often at home anyway, so caregiving was easy.

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