Training Schools for Nurses Were Established in the United States

question 33

Multiple Choice

Training schools for nurses were established in the United States after the Civil War. The standards of U.S. schools deviated from those of the Nightingale paradigm. Which of the following statements is true about U.S. training schools?

• A) Training schools were affiliated with a few select hospitals.
• B) Training of nurses provided no financial advantages to the hospital.
• C) Training was formal, based on nursing care.
• D) Training schools eliminated the need to pay employees.

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