Lillian Wald was the first public health nurse in the United States. Which of the following is her major contribution to public health nursing?
A) Founding the American Nurses Association
B) Establishment of the New York Training Hospital for Nurses
C) Establishment of the Public Health Service
D) Establishment of the Henry Street Settlement that later became the Visiting Nurse Service of New York

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Lillian Wald's major contribution to public health nursing was the establishment of the Henry Street Settlement in 1893, which later became the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. This service provided healthcare to the poor, immigrant population of the Lower East Side and was the first organized nursing service in the United States. While Wald was involved in the founding of the American Nurses Association and supported the establishment of the New York Training Hospital for Nurses, these were not her major contributions to public health nursing. The Public Health Service was established by the federal government in 1912, after Wald's work in public health nursing had already begun.

Lillian Wald Was the First Public Health Nurse in the United