Author Question: Which patient would most likely have been cared for in a hospital in the 19th to early 20th century? ... (Read 126 times)

shofmannx20 · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

Which patient would most likely have been cared for in a hospital in the 19th to early 20th century?

a. Dying patient
b. Contagious patient
c. Homeless patient
d. Woman in labor

Question 2

A hospital-based nursing administrator is responsible for the diploma nursing program affiliated with that hospital.

In deciding to keep the program open, the administrator develops changes that address a major historical concern with this type of program. In doing so, the administrator would most likely
a. arrange for faculty from the local college to teach science courses.
b. limit the hours students are expected to work in the hospital.
c. lower the tuition rate and apply for increased federal student grants.
d. require nursing faculty to be doctorally prepared to remain on staff.

kxciann · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Hospitals were considered places for people who had no one else to care for them.
Most patients were cared for in their homes. A dying patient probably would have been cared for at home.
A patient with a communicable illness would have probably been confined to his or her home.
Women in labor typically had their children at home.

Answer to Question 2

B
Diploma students were traditionally expected to staff the hospital with which their program was affiliated, often to the detriment of their educational experiences. This exploitation was described in several important studies of nursing education.
Traditional diploma programs do not offer college credit, no matter who teaches the courses.
Diploma programs were expensive to operate and expensive to students, and this had a part in their decreasing numbers. Federal funding (through a variety of means) is available for individual students, and although it is administered by institutions, it is not granted to the institution itself.
Requiring doctorally prepared faculty would not address an historic concern with diploma education.