NR 2488

Florence Nightingale - Assisted soldier in the Crimean war by reducing infections and death What did Florence Nightingale advocate? - Beliefs about the environment and cleanliness, lighting, diet, and recreation Dorothea Dix - schoolteacher turned reformer; she was a pioneer for humane treatment of the mentally ill. Linda Richards - America's first trained nurse What did Linda Richards do? - Opened Boston City Hospital Training School for Nurses Harriet Bailey - wrote first textbook ...

NUR 2488 - Mental Health Final Exam Study Guide/NUR 2488 - Mental Health Final Exam Study Guide. Introduction in Psychiatric Nursing Basic Brain Anatomy- what do the different part of brain control? Hypothalamus? Neurons/ synapse- pg. 51 Hypothalamus: Regulates temperature, blood pressure, perspiration, libido, hunger, thirst, and circadian rhythms, such as sleep and wakefulness. Hypothalamic neurohormones, often called releasing hormones, direct the secretion of hormones from the ante...