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Class 2: Nursing History Timeline Questions with Correct Answers
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Class 2: Nursing History Timeline Questions withCorrect Answers
Why should we care about Nursing History? Correct Answer ✓✓ "CNA
believes learning from nursing history is critical to advancing the
profession in the interests of the Canadian public"
(CNA, 2007).
How does understanding our history advance the profession and the
interests of the public? Correct Answer ✓✓ • Self understanding, group
cohesiveness, empowerment, and pride.
• Better prepared for the future by understanding the challenges and
opportunities of the past.
• Critically reflect on the contributions to Canadian society and the
health care system.
• Challenges conventional wisdom and offers insight.
• Illuminates complexity and diversity of this
profession.
The "Story" of Nursing Correct Answer ✓✓ The Egyptians (3300-
1500B.C.):
Recognized the importance of preventing illness and
maintaining health.
Ancient Greece:
, Hippocrates (The father of scientific medicine and Western medical
ethics).
Galen (Greek physician-scientist).
Romans:
Recognized the importance of fresh water and hygiene.
Hebrews:
Following "The 10 Commandments" promoted health
Ancient Egyptians Correct Answer ✓✓ • recognized the importance of
preventing illness and maintaining health through well-balanced diet of
fruits vegetables, fish, milk, legumes, seeds, and oil
• Egyptians provided framework for development of medicine in ancient
Greece
Hippocrates Correct Answer ✓✓ • considered father of scientific
medicine and Western medical ethics
• developed methods of treating disease and establishing ethical
principles upon which practice was based
• developed medicine into a science
Galean Correct Answer ✓✓ • Greek physician-scientist, made important
contributions to field of physiology before becoming physician to the
gladiators
, • Greek physicians had significant influence on the Romans
Ancient Romans Correct Answer ✓✓ • recognized the importance of
fresh water and hygiene for public health
• 312BC to 226AD developed aqueducts, public baths and constructed
public toilets and sewers, which greatly improved health
Ancient Hebrews Correct Answer ✓✓ • recognized importance of
nutrition and developed dietary law that protected the public
• what foods to eat, how to prepare, how to slaughter meats
• nurses cared for sick in the home and community and served as
midwives
Early Christian period Correct Answer ✓✓ • nursing became a caring
service, undertaken by women
• offered respite to ill and fatigued pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land
• during 11th and 13th century hospitals built, religious orders formed
during crusades, cared for and defended pilgrims
• during Protestant Reformation hospitals and other intuitions run by
monks and nuns were disbanded or closed
• conditions deteriorated as lack of sanitation prevailed and disease
spread rapidly
• during 17th century, conditions began to improve and there was greater
emphasis on nursing
• St. Vincent de Paul founded the Sisters of Charity in 1633 to care for
the sick, poor, and orphaned
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