Nightingale

question 15

Multiple Choice

Nightingale:

• A) is better known as the founder of professional nursing
• B) was the first to use disinfectant to demonstrate the significance of aseptic technique
• C) developed the pie chart of mortality data during the Crimean War
• D) performed the first controlled experiment on the chemical conversion of matter, known today as chemotherapy
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Eugenics

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Vasectomies

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Hysterectomies

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Special Needs

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