A nurse was involved in the original work of the National ...

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A nurse was involved in the original work of the National Organization for Public Health Nurs-ing. Which of the following best describes the influence this has had on nursing practice today?
 
  a. Requiring that PHNs have a baccalaureate degree in nursing
  b. Standardizing public health nursing edu-cation
  c. Developing nursing cooperatives
  d. Opening the Henry Street Settlement

Question 2

Local health departments were formed in urban areas in the late 1800s to:
 
  a. target environmental hazards associated with crowded living conditions.
  b. facilitate interdisciplinary efforts and promote practical nursing.
  c. provide immunizations and health care services to all citizens.
  d. offer public health education to nurses who had finished basic training.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The National Organization for Public Health Nursing sought to standardize public health nursing. The Henry Street Settlement was already in existence. The baccalaureate degree in nursing was not developed yet. Cooperative agreements were made between life insurance companies and visiting nurses associations that expanded availability of public health nursing services.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Local health departments were formed to handle environmental issues in cities, including prob-lems associated with crowded living conditions and dirty streets, and to regulate public baths, slaughterhouses, and pigsties. Because sanitation was such an issue, there was not a focus on in-terdisciplinary care, provision of immunizations, or public health education for nurses.