Chapter 1: Community Health Nursing Flashcards
Series of selected events that influenced nursing practice.
Historical Perspectives
These includes the theme of Women’s roles
and status, religious (Christian) values, war, societal attitudes, and visionary nursing leadership have influenced nursing practice in the past, and these factors still exert their influence today.
Historical Perspectives
Viewed as the traditional female roles of wife, daughter and sister have always included the care and
nurturing of other family members.
Women’s Roles
They were even called on to care for others in the community who were ill.
Women’s Roles
The care that they provide is related to physical maintenance and comfort.
Women’s Roles
traditional nursing roles
Humanistic caring
Nurturing
Comforting
Supporting
The Christian value of “love thy neighbors as thyself” and Christ’s parable of the Good Samaritan had a significant impact on the development of Western nursing.
Religion
wealthy matrons such as Fabiola, converted to Christianity and used the ir wealth to
provide houses of care and healing (forerunner of hospitals) for the poor, the sick and the homeless.
3rd and 4th century
wealthy matrons
Fabiola
dedicated themselves to the care of people with leprosy, syphilis and chronic
skin condition.
Knights of Saint Lazarus
the two brothers who organized care for victims of Black Plague in the 14th century in
Germany.
Alexian Brothers
Alexian Brothers, organized care for victims of Black Plague in the 14th century in
Germany.
Medieval times
Early religious values such as:
Self- denial
Spiritual calling
Devotion to duty
Hard work
inadequacy of care given to soldiers led to a public outcry in Great
Britain.
Crimean War (1854-1856)
Year of the Crimean War
1854-1856
Florence Nightingale was tasked to recruit contingent nurses to provide care to the sick and injured in the Crimea.
Crimean War
Florence Nightingale transformed the military hospitals by setting up sanitation practices, such as handwashing and washing clothing regularly.
Crimean War
Florence Nightingale was credited with performance after the mortality rate decreased from _____ to____ in 6 months.
42% to 2%
Year of the American Civil War
(1861-1865)
provided care and safety to slaves fleeing to the North on the Underground railroad during the American Civil War
Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth
searched the battlefields and gave care to injured and dying soldiers.
Mother Biekerdyke and Clara Barton
volunteered as nurses to give care to injured soldiers in military hospitals.
Walt Whitman and Louisa May Alcott
became the Union’s superintendent female nurse responsible for recruiting nurses and
supervising the nursing care of all women nurses working in the army hospitals.
Dorothea Dix
towards nurses and nursing have significantly influenced professional nursing.
Society’s attitudes
According to the ____, a woman’s place was in the home and that no respectable woman should have a
career.
society
book written by Charles Dickens
Martin Chuzzllewit (1896)
when was Martin Chuzzllewit written
1896
Martin Chuzzllewit was written by
Charles Dickens
what did Charles Dickens reflect in Martin Chuzzllewit
reflected his attitude toward nurses through the character of Sairy Gamp,
Sairy Gamp cared for the sick by
neglecting them, stealing from them, and physically abusing them.
she cared for the sick by neglecting them, stealing from them, and physically abusing them.
Sairy Gamp
She brought respectability to the nursing profession
Florence Nightingale
nurses were viewed as:
Noble
Compassionate
Moral
Religious
Dedicated
Self-sacrificing
Nursing Leaders
Florence Nightingale
Clara Barton
Linda Richards
Mary Mahoney
Lilian Wald
Lavinia L. Dock
Margarett Higgins Sanger
Mary Breckinridge
Steve Miller
Luther Christman
Florence Nightingale years
(1820-1910)
“Lady with the lamp”
Florence Nightingale
First to nurse to exert political pressure on government
Florence Nightingale
Recognized as 1st scientist-theorist
Florence Nightingale
Believed that she was called by God to help others and improve the well-being of mankind
Florence Nightingale
Believed in personalized and holistic client care
Florence Nightingale
First nurse researcher
Florence Nightingale
Clara Barton years
(1821-1912)
Responsible to organize the nursing services
Clara Barton
Responsible to organize the nursing services
Clara Barton
Established American Red Cross
Clara Barton
Linda Richards years
(1841-1930)
America’s first trained nurse
Linda Richards
Known for introducing nurse’s notes and doctor’s notes
Linda Richards
Initiated the practice of nurses wearing uniforms
Linda Richards