Who is recognized as the founder of modern nursing?

• A. Blackwell Sisters
• B. Hippocratic Oath
• C. CMA Credential
• D. Florence Nightingale

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is identifying the historical figure who transformed nursing into a recognized profession. Florence Nightingale changed nursing by focusing on sanitary conditions, systematic training, and professional standards. Her work during the Crimean War showed how cleanliness, organized care, and careful observation could dramatically reduce patient deaths. She then established formal nursing education with the Nightingale Training School for Nurses at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, which helped create a new model for nurse training and practice. This combination of field impact, standards for care, and the creation of a formal education path is why she is regarded as the founder of modern nursing. Other options don’t fit this specific milestone: the Hippocratic Oath is an ancient physician’s oath, not about nursing as a profession; the CMA credential is a contemporary medical assisting certification; and the Blackwell Sisters were important medical pioneers, but not recognized as the founder of modern nursing.