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CQXA

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Which statement is true about African American nurses in public health?
 
  a. Certificate and graduate education were more difficult to obtain.
  b. Cities were the major areas where they practiced.
  c. They often belonged to the Frontier Nurs-ing Service (FNS).
  d. They were recruited heavily as military nurses.

Question 2

A nurse had the opportunity to work with Mary Breckinridge. Which of the following would the nurse most likely have assisted with?
 
  a. Establishing the Henry Street Settlement
  b. Developing health programs geared to-ward improving the health care of the rural populations
  c. Blazing a nursing trail through the Rock-ies, providing nursing care to miners and their families
  d. Teaching birth control measures to large numbers of women in the South



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jesse.fleming

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Due to segregation, certification and graduate education were more difficult to obtain. They were faced with many challenges because of discrimination and had a limited presence in public health nursing practice. They were not part of the FNS or recruited as military nurses.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Mary Breckinridge developed health programs geared toward improving the health care of the rural and often inaccessible populations in the Appalachian regions of southern Kentucky. Lillian Wald established the Henry Street Settlement.




CQXA

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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