Florence Nightingale Flashcards
What was nursing seen as initially
unrespectful job for women and there was little training
Where did Florence Nightingale attend her first nurse training
Kaiserworth hospital in Germany
What did she asked to do
Lead a team of nurses at the military hospital in scutari during Crimean War (1854-56) and reorganized the hospital
What did Florence insist on
cleanliness, clean linen, good food and fresh air for the patients as she believed in miasma
What did death rates drop from to what
42% - 2%
Where did Florence put her ideas onto
“Notes on Hospitals” and “Notes of Nursing” which were published after the war and had a huge impact around the world
How did the “notes of hospital/nursing” influence nursing
Influenced training for nurses by setting up a school in 1860
Nursing became more profressional
