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Unitek Exam #1 Questions and Answers
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Unitek Exam #1illness - answer an abnormal process in which aspects of the social, emotional, or
intellectual condition and function of a person are diminished or impaired
causes of illness in ancient times - answer divine disfavor w/ god or bad spirits in the
body
healing in ancient times - answer witchcraft, spells, rituals
pest-houses - answer19th century hospitals, allowed for widespread of infections
because there were no sanitary precautions
early 19th century nurses - answer alcoholics, prostitutes, and inmates. higher status
women were above that and did not work in that setting.
Theodor Fliedner - answer A German pastor in Kaisers Werth, Germany who helped
establish the first school of nursing, the Lutheran Order of Deaconesses
kaiser Werth program - answer the program Fliedner created. the first nursing school
Florence Nightingale - answer Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of
modern nursing. began professional education of nursing. attended kaiser Werth
program. became superintendent of a charity hospital for ill governesses. led 38 nurses
into the Crimean war, "lady with the lamp". 1st nursing theorist. established nursing
school at st. thomas hospital in london. nightingale plan.
Nightingale Plan - answer Training practice established by the first nursing theorist;
established formal and practical instruction, as well as keeping complete student
records. improved patient care by such measures as good hygiene, sanitation, patient
observation, record keeping, nutrition improvements, and the use of medical equipment.
first protestant hospital on American shores - answer made by fielder, called the
Passavant hospital in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. deaconesses began first formal education
of nurses in the U.S.
1869 AMA suggested that every large hospital - answer establish and support its own
school of nursing
Dorothea Dix - answerA reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as
mentally ill, beginning in the 1820's, she was responsible for improving conditions in
jails, poorhouses and insane asylums throughout the U.S. and Canada. She succeeded
, in persuading many states to assume responsibility for the care of the mentally ill. She
served as the Superintendant of Nurses for the Union Army during the Civil War.
Clara Barton - answerLaunched the American Red Cross in 1881. An "angel" in the Civil
War, she treated the wounded in the field.
mary ann ball - answerOne of the greatest nurse heroines of the Civil War. Championed
the rights and comforts of the soldiers; organized diet kitchens, laundries, ambulance
service; and supervised the nursing staff.
Linda Richards - answerfirst trained nurse in the US, first nursing and hospital records,
credited with founding present day documenting system
isabel hampton robb - answerA leader in nursing and nursing education; organized the
nursing school at Johns Hopkins Hospital; initiated policies that included limiting the
number of hours in a days work and wrote a textbook to help student learning; the first
president of the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada (now
American Nurses Association).
Lavinia Dock - answerResponsible, with Robb, for the organization of the American
Society of Superintendents of Training Schools, which evolved into the National League
for Nursing Education.
Mary Eliza Mahoney - answerfirst trained African American nurse in the US
Lilian D. Wald - answerresponsible for the development of public health nursing through
the Henry street settlement
Mary Adelaide Nutting - answerInstrumental in moving nursing education into
universities. the first professor of nursing. developed curriculum and guidelines for
students.
Mary Breckenridge (1920s) - answerEstablished the FNS/Frontier Nursing Services in
1925, health care services for rural Kentucky, The FNS is still in operation today and
provides vital service to the rural communities of Kentucky.
Breckenridge collected data that clearly documented a significant decrease in mortality
with the nursing services provided by the FNS.
pioneer in nurse mid-wifery. obstetrician.
In 1911, the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools became the
_________ - answerNational League For Nursing Education, (NLNE), released their 1st
nursing curriculum plan.
WW1 - answerincrease demand for nurses, looked for nurses with "good moral
character and professional qualifications", Army school of nursing(AKA: Nurse
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