The first chapter of the American Red Cross was established by ...

[cdr_15]

The first chapter of the American Red Cross was established by
 
  a. Clara Barton.
  b. Sairy Gamp.
  c. Dorothea Lynde Dix.
  d. Florence Nightingale.

Question 2

Which was the first state to pass a law licensing practical nurses?
 
  a. Alabama
  b. California
  c. New York
  d. Mississippi

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Clara Barton established the first chapter of the American Red Cross. Sairy Gamp was a fictional character in Charles Dickens' novel Martin Chuzzlewit. Dorothea Lynde Dix was appointed superintendent of nurses and organized a corps of female nurses during the Civil War. Florence Nightingale nursed wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Mississippi was the first state to pass a law licensing practical nurses.