NUR 205 exam 1 (100% correct answers)

Describe the historical background of nursing-what is meant by the dark ages of nursing correct answers Religious orders became almost extinct as a result of dissenstion between Roman Catholic Christians and Protestant sects Nursing no longer appealed to women of high social status; hospital care was regulated to common women, prisoners, thieves and drunks Nursing became an undesirable job with poor pay, long hours, and strenuous work that was considered menial What were the social conditions in the dark ages and why were/who established nursing orders correct answers Famine, plague, filth, and crime ravaged Europe Nursing orders were established out of great concern for social welfare -Sisters of Charity:recruited young woman for nurse training, developed educational programs, and cared for abandoned children -St. Vincent de Paul: established the Hospital for the Foundation to care for orphaned and abandoned children The Colonial American Period-what was lacking, how were physicians trained, and who created the first hospital, what was the name and when was it built correct answers In Colonial American health care was deficient; life expectancy was low; plagues such as yellow fever and smallpox were a constant threat Physicians were poorly trained and used crude methods of treatment, such as bleeding and purgatives Through the efforts of Benjamin Franklin, Pennsylvania Hospital was the first Hospital built in the US in 1751 Who is Florence Nightingale? How did her family feel about her career, and what did she attend in 1851 correct answers Early Nursing career -family opposed her interest in nursing at first, then she was permitted to pursue nursing training -1851-attended a 3-month nurse training program at the Institute of Deaconesses at Kaiserwerth Germany What was Kaiserwerth correct answers A German institute for training of nannies, governesses and nurses 2 visits to observe and learn nursing practice, organization of hospitals Religious instruction as well as learning healthcare practices