UNITEK EXAM #1
illness - 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 ti...
UNITEK EXAM #1
illness - 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 - Answer- 19th 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 Kaiserswerth, Germany who helped
establish the first school of nursing, the Lutheran Order of Deaconesses
kaiserwerth 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 kaiserwerth
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 fliedner, called the
passavant hospital in pittsburg pensylvania. 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 - Answer- A 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 - Answer- Launched the American Red Cross in 1881. An "angel" in the
Civil War, she treated the wounded in the field.
mary ann ball - Answer- One 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 - Answer- first trained nurse in the US, first nursing and hospital
records, credited with founding present day documenting system
isabel hampton robb - Answer- A 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 - Answer- Responsible, 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 - Answer- first trained African American nurse in the US
Lilian D. Wald - Answer- responsible for the development of public health nursing
through the Henry street settlement
Mary Adelaide Nutting - Answer- Instrumental in moving nursing education into
universities. the first professor of nursing. developed curriculum and guidelines for
students.
Mary Breckenridge (1920s) - Answer- Established 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
_________ - Answer- National League For Nursing Education, (NLNE), released
their 1st nursing curriculum plan.
WW1 - Answer- increase demand for nurses, looked for nurses with "good moral
character and professional qualifications", Army school of nursing(AKA: Nurse
Corps/Army Heriatge Center Foundation) is established when they realize the
demand for trained nurses cannot be met.
After effects of war: most women had to return home to their jobs and homes, nurses
had a bad rep, nursing was still "service to the patient" which was the opposite of
what the Nightingale Plan wanted.
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