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When were the first recorded nurses? - Answer-Egyptian physicians are believed to have specialized in certain diseases (such as internal diseases, fractured bones, and wounds). They also hired women, later known as midwives, to assist with childbirth. These women were the first recorded nurses. Diagnosis - Answer-identifying disease scientifically predicting possible outcome - Answer-predicting possible outcome Cure - Answer-restoration of health Roman Empire - Answer-After 300 B.C., early physicians built on the groundwork of their Egyptian and Greek predecessors. The Romans are best known for advances in the health of the public India - Answer-In ancient India, early hospitals were staffed by male nurses who were required to meet four qualifications: knowledge of the manner in which drugs should be prepared for administration, cleverness, devotedness to the patient, and purity of mind and body Christianity - Answer-With the beginning of Christianity, nursing began to have a formal and more clearly defined role. Led by the belief that love and caring for others were important, women made the first visits to sick people, male gave nursing care and buried the dead. Nursing became a respected vocation. Middle Ages - Answer-More hospitals were built. Nurses delivered custodial care and depended on physicians for direction. Nurse midwifery, as one of the oldest nursing roles, flourished. Much nursing care was provided by monks and nuns, which was segregated by sex. The Crusades - Answer-Europe rose to reclaim the Holy Land from the Moslems. Hospitals developed on the battlefields. Knight Hospitaliers of St. John's of Jerusalem cared for the injured - their symbol, a bright, Red Cross.Knights organized nursing care Had a probationary period before you could wear the "white" robes of knighthood Nursing became acceptable for women and encouraged by the Catholic Church Fifteenth to Nineteenth Century - Answer-The extensive population growth in cities, the lack of hygiene and sanitation and the increasing poverty in urban centers resulted in serious health problem. Society changed from one with a religious orientation to one that emphasized warfare, exploration, and expansion of knowledge. Many monasteries and convents closed, leading to... - Answer-a tremendous shortage of people to care for the sick. who was recruited into nursing in lieu of serving sentences? - Answer-Women who had committed crimes were recruited into nursing in lieu of serving sentences.