Question

The primary reason nurses, rather than doctors, became the first anesthetists was _____.

a) the administration of anesthesia was not taught in medical school
b) doctors did not feel it was appropriate for them to render patients unconscious
c) administering anesthesia was dangerous work
d) of a doctor administered anesthesia, he had to be regularly tested for brain damage

Answer 1

I believe the answer is b or c

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) was administering anesthesia was dangerous work.

The primary reason nurses, rather than doctors, became the first anesthetists was administering anesthesia was dangerous work.

It was during the American Civil War that nurses had to first am¿dminister anesthesia to wounded soldiers before entering into surgery. These nurses were dedicated women committed to taking care of the patient from the beginning to the end, something that doctors did not do because they just limited to the surgery itself. Nurses were the pioneers in the field of anesthesia.