Florence Nightingale Contributed to Nursing in Many Different Ways

question 10

Multiple Choice

Florence Nightingale contributed to nursing in many different ways. The student nurse has an understanding of the history of nursing when she does which of the following?

• A) Educates another student about the efforts of Florence Nightingale to promote research.
• B) States that Nightingale is responsible for minor contributions to the early education of nurses.
• C) Believes that Nightingale was not involved in the theory of nursing.
• D) States that Nightingale did not assist in the development of the nursing process.

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Definitions:

Mucus Production

The process of secreting mucus by the mucous membranes of the body, serving important functions such as protecting tissues and trapping pathogens.

Drainage

The process of removing surplus water or liquid waste from an area or system.

Exudate

A fluid that leaks out of tissue or capillaries due to inflammation or injury.

Nephrons

The basic structural and functional units of the kidney, responsible for filtering blood and producing urine.