Florence Nightingale

Question 1

Florence Nightingale’s backround?

Answer 1

Wealthy middle-class backround
Whet to Germany for nurse training as no formal training was provided in england

Question 2

Which military hospital was Florence nightingale deployed to?

Answer 2

Scutari during the Crimean War

Question 3

What were the conditions in Scutari when Florence arrived?

Answer 3

Patients bed sharing/on floor
Infested by lice and fleas
Typhoid fever and cholera common
Dificulty to get medical and food supplies
Leaking roof

Question 4

When was Florence deployed to Scutari?

Answer 4

1853

Question 5

What did Nightingale believe was the cause of disease?

Answer 5

Miasma

Question 6

What did she do to improve the conditions in Scutari?

Answer 6

Opened windows to improve air flow
Cleaning surfaces
Improved quality of food
Buying new supplies using fundaised money

Question 7

When did Florence nightingale publish Notes on Hospitals?

Answer 7

1859

Question 8

What did Notes on Hospitals say?

Answer 8

Recommending high cleanliness, lots of fresh and space between beds