Florence Nightingale Flashcards
What were the problems of hospitals before Nightingale?
(Money, nurses, wealthy)
There was little funding, nurses had little status and training and the rich preferred to be cared and treated at home
What were other problems of hospitals before Nightingale?
(Hospitals were ____ and ____ spread quickly, wards were rarely ____, people did not understand the danger of ___ until the 18__s, nurses were not _____ and people _______, _____ were bad which helped ___ spread and ____ had a bad reputation being seen as unprofessional and ____)
Hospitals were cramped and disease spread quickly, wards were rarely cleaned, people did not understand the danger of germs until the 1860s, nurses were not trained and people did not respect them, toilet facilities were bad which helped disease spread and nurses had a bad reputation being seen as unprofessional and drunk
When and where did Nightingale go with __ nurses?
Crimea in 1854 with 38 other nurses
What changes did Nightingale make to the ways wounded soldiers were cared for?
(300 ____ to get rid off ___ near patients being treated, nurses were ____ to treat nearly ____ soldiers, c___ _____ and g___ ____ were provided)
300 scrubbing brushes to get rid off dirt near patients being treated, nurses were organised to treat nearly 2,000 soldiers, clean bedding and good meals were provided
In six months what happened to the mortality rate (%)
40% to 2%
When Nightingale returned to England in 18__ she was seen as a ____ ____, which allowed her to?
When Nightingale returned to England in 1856 she was seen as a national hero
This allowed her to gain credibility and make changes to hospitals in Britain
What was the Pavilion plan?
(Hospitals, improved v____, more ____, large ____ and separate _____ ____ to stop disease spreading)
Hospitals that were built with improved ventilation, more windows, large rooms and separate isolation wards to stop disease spreading
When did Nightingale write her book? What was it called?
Notes on nursing, 1859
When did Nightingale set up the Nightingale _____ for _____ , where?
What were her nurses mainly trained on?
1860, Nightingale School For Nurses, St Thomas’ Hospitals
Sanitary matters
What did Nightingale recommend should be done to new hospitals, why?
(New ____, easier to _____, painted ____ and _____ made it possible to wash down all surfaces and get rid of ____
New hospitals should of been built with new materials because they were easier to clean , tiles on the floor, painted walls and ceilings made it possible to wash down all surfaces and get rid of dirt
