Exam 1 Flashcards
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1
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Florence Nightingale
*8 things
A
- Educated for 3 months in Germany in a church-run hospital
- Founder of modern nursing
- Led nurses to Crimean War to care
for wounded soldiers - Known as “The Lady of the Lamp”
- Statistician/developed rose diagram
- Improved sanitation in hospitals
- Published “Notes on Nursing”
- Established Florence Nightingale School for Nurses in St. Thomas London
2
Q
Mary Seacole
*4 things
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- Jamaican healer/doctress
- Offered her services to Florence Nightingale during Crimean War
- Worked voluntary with her own resources
- Recognized as a significant minority nurse
3
Q
Dorothea Dix
- 5 things
A
- Author, teacher and social reformer
- Best known reforming conditions of the mentally ill and prisoners
*The Asylum Movement - Changed the publics perception of these vulnerable populations
- During the civil war she was the superintendent of Nurses for the Union Army
- After the war her effort to reform treatment of the mentally ill continued
4
Q
Clara Barton
*9 things
A
- Was a teacher – not a nurse
- Cared for her brother which inspired her to care for others through teaching
- Opened a free public school in 1852
- Distributed food and medication supplies during the Civil War
- Named head nurse without formal training
- Worked for the International Red Cross in Europe
- Founded the American Red Cross in 1881
- Served as the first president for the American Red Cross
- Founded the National First Aid Association of America in 1905
5
Q
Mary Elizabeth Mahoney
*8 things
A
- Graduated and worked at the New England Hospital for Women and Children
- 16-month program, only 4 of the 42 students successfully made it through
- First African American to earn a nursing license
- Leader for the Howard Orphan Asylum for Black Children
- First African American trained nurse in US
Changed the face of nursing - Broke the barrier so minority nurses could be accepted into nursing school
- Member of American Nurse Association (ANA)
- 1908, co-founded National Association of Color Graduate Nurses (NACGN)
6
Q
Lillian D. Wald
*9 things
A
- Graduate of New York Hospital School of Nursing – 1891
- Wealthy woman with social conscience
- Worked in mental hospital for a year after graduating nursing
- Decided to go to Med school at Woman’s Medical College
- Sent on home visit which changed her life
- Quit medical school
- Founded Henry Street Settlement with Mary Brewster
- First public health nurse
- Devoted her life to public health and a vision of a better world
7
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Loretta Ford
*5-8 things
A
- Attended nursing school at the University of Colorado
- Worked as a nurse for US military
- Served on several different bases during WWII
*Recognized:
- Shortages of pediatricians and family
practices
- Lack of rural and urban healthcare
- Rise in healthcare costs - Started the first nurse practitioner program in the U. S. beside Dr. Henry Silver
- Life longer learner, BSN, MSN, FNP, DNP, Certified public health nurse
8
Q
Mary Ann Nutting
*3-7 things
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- Graduate of the first class of the Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing in 1891
- While at Johns Hopkins Nutting:
- Expanded the curriculum in the school
of nursing from 2-3 years
- Added a preclinical training period
- Limited the number of hours nursing
students could work
- Established a professional and
historical library at the school - After the Spanish American War, assisted in establishing the Army Nurse Corps
9
Q
Linda Richards
*9 things
A
- Graduated from the New England Hospital
for Women and Children Training school
for nurses - Credited as the first trained nurse in
America - Reorganized the nursing program at the
New England Hospital for Women and
Children - She rallied against physician opposition in
the training of nurses - Mentored by Florence Nightingale
- Contributed to the creation of the first
written patient reports - Created night shift nursing
- Started Japan’s first nursing program
- Started nursing programs across US:
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Massachusetts
10
Q
Who was the founder of Modern Nursing?
A
Florence Nightingale
11
Q
Who was responsible for establishing the American Red Cross?
A
Clara Barton
12
Q
Who helped establish the Henry Street Settlement?
A
Lillian Wald
13
Q
What type of people delivered care to the ill during the transformation period?
A
Poor, Prostitutes
14
Q
Who was the first African American Nurse in the U.S.?
A
Mary Elizabeth Mahoney
15
Q
Who advocated for the mentally ill and started the Asylum movement
A
Dorothea Dix
16
Q
What is stress?
A
A process beginning with an event that evokes a degree of tension or anxiety
17
Q
Types of Stress
A
Acute & Chronic
18
Q
Sources of Stress
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- School
- Work
- Family
- Daily responsibilities
- Trauma
- Crisis
19
Q
What effects does stress have on the body?
A
As stress increases…. So does one’s risk for:
- Infection
- High blood pressure
- Heart disease
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Cancer
