Which of the following statements best summarizes the view of nurses a

Which of the following statements best summarizes the view of nurses as seen in novels over the past 100 years?

a. Nurses are and have always been seen as very strong intelligent women.
b. For the past 50 years, nurses were primarily viewed as promiscuous women.
c. Nurses are controlling, almost sadistic women who enjoy their power over patients.
d. Nurses are obedient handmaidens to physicians, following whatever orders are given.

ESSAYBID ANSWER

ANS: B
Nurses were strong independent women in novels until the 1960s and 1970s when they were presented very negatively as promiscuous “bed hopping honeys.”