Author Question: What was Mary Eliza Mahoney's contribution to nursing? 1. She organized the first visiting nurse ... (Read 56 times)

cartlidgeashley · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

What was Mary Eliza Mahoney's contribution to nursing?

1.
She organized the first visiting nurse association.
2.
She founded the American Journal of Nursing.
3.
She founded the National League of Nursing.
4.
She worked for the acceptance of African Americans into the nursing profession.

Question 2

What statement describes Florence Nightingale's beliefs about nursing?

1.
Practicing nurses should be licensed.
2.
Promotion of good health and treating the ill are nursing priorities.
3.
Nurses could simultaneously have a career and a marriage.
4.
Organisms cause infection.

Loise Hard · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4
Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first African American nurse in the United States. She spent her life working for the acceptance of African Americans into the nursing profession, and was also the organizer and the first president of the National Association for Colored Graduate Nurses.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2
One of Florence Nightingale's strongest beliefs was that promoting good health and treating the ill were nursing priorities. Throughout her career, Nightingale implemented changes in the nursing practice to enhance the health of all who were ill.