Florence Nightingale

Question 1

What did Florence Nightingale developed?

Answer 1

ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY

Question 2

most recognized name in the field of nursing.

Answer 2

Florence Nightingale

Question 3

Where does Florence Nightingale’s work focuses?

Answer 3

Patient and the environment

Question 4

This theorist believed she was called into service by God.

Answer 4

Florence Nightingale

Question 5

During what war did Nightingale served the wounded soldiers?

Answer 5

Crimean War

Question 6

Florence Nightingale was also referred to as the?

Answer 6

Lady with the Lamp
Mother of Modern Nursing

Question 7

(True or False) Nightingale believed that healthy surroundings were necessary
for proper nursing care and restoration/maintenance of health.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What are the Five essential Component of environmental health?

Answer 8

Pure Air
Pure water
Efficient drainage
Cleanliness
Light

Question 9

According to Nightingale, what is nursing?

Answer 9

nursing is being responsible for someone else’s health

Question 10

Nightingale referred to the person as a?

Answer 10

Patient

Question 11

(True or False) Nightingale emphasized that the nurse was in control of and responsible for the patient’s environmental surroundings.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

According to Nightingale, this is the state of being well and using every power (resource) to the fullest extent in living life.

Answer 12

Health

Question 13

How can Nurses change the social status of the poor?

Answer 13

by improving their physical living conditions

Question 14

Is closely related to the presence of pure air, pure water, efficient drainage, cleanliness and light.

Cleanliness outside the house affected the inside

Answer 14

Health of Houses

Question 15

She believed that it was essential to “keep the air he breathes as pure as
te external air, without chilling him.”

She also emphasized the importance of room temperature. The patient
should not be too warm or too cold

Answer 15

Ventilation and Warmth

Question 16

• Nightingale advocated that the sick needs both fresh air and light—direct
  sunlight was what clients wanted
• She noted that light has ‘quite real and tangible effects upon human
  body.”
• She also noted that the sick rarely lies with their face toward the wall but
  are much more likely to face the windows, the source of the sun

Answer 16

Light

Question 17

• Nightingale believed that patients should never be waked intentionally or
  accidentally during the first part of sleep
• Noise should always be kept at a minimum around patients at all times

Answer 17

Noise

Question 18

• Nightingale stressed that variety in the environment was a critical aspect
  affecting the patient’s recovery
• She believed in the need for changes in color and form, including bringing
  the patient brightly colored flowers or plants
• She also advocated reading, needlework, writing and cleaning as activities
  to relieve the sick of boredom

Answer 18

Variety

Question 19

Nightingale postulated that an adult exhales about three pints of moisture through the lungs and skin in a 24-hour period. This organic matter, she said, enters the sheets and stays there unless the bedding is changed and
aired frequently.

Answer 19

Bed and Beddings

Question 20

Nightingale emphasized that the greater part of nursing consists in preserving cleanliness.

She urges the removal of dust with the use of damp cloth rather than a feather duster. Floors should be easily cleaned rather than being covered with carpets. Furniture and walls should be easily washed and not
damaged by coming in contact with moisture

Answer 20

Cleanliness

Question 21

• Nightingale viewed the function of the skin as important
• She believed that unwashed skin may contaminate or poison the patient and noted that bathing and drying the skin provided great relief to the patient
• She also advocated that personal cleanliness extended to the nurse and
  that every nurse ought to wash her hands very frequently during the day

Answer 21

Personal Cleanliness

Question 22

She felt that false hopes are depressing to patients.
* Nightingale encouraged the nurse to heed what is being said by visitors, believing that sick persons should hear good news that would assist them in becoming healthier.

Answer 22

Chattering hopes and advices

Question 23

According to her, the most important practical lesson that can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe, how to observe, what symptoms indicate improvement, which are evidence of neglect and what kind of neglect.

Answer 23

Observation of the sick

Question 24

Nightingale discussed “petty management” or ways to assure that “what you do when you are there, shall be done when you are not there. This is done to ensure continuity of care.

Answer 24

Petty Management