Florence Nightingale

Question 1

Birthdate of Nightingale

Answer 1

May 12, 1820

Question 2

Birthplace

Answer 2

Florence, Italy

Question 3

Death date

Answer 3

August 13, 1910

90y.o

Question 4

Cause of death

Answer 4

Brucellosis

a bacterial disease typically affecting cattle and buffalo and causing undulant fever in humans.

Question 5

Known as:

Answer 5

The lady with the lamp

Question 6

Her accomplishment:

Answer 6

Pioneer of professional nursing

Question 7

Her theory

Answer 7

Environmental adaptation theory

Question 8

She travelled throughout Europe including to ______ where she first studied nursing and was introduced to poor sanitation in relation to nursing

Answer 8

Kaiserswerth

Question 9

In 1853 she accepted the unpaid position of superintendent ate the ________

Answer 9

Establishment of Gentlewomen During Illness

Question 10

When did the Crimean war happened?

Answer 10

1854-1856

Question 11

Why was she called Lady with the lamp?

Answer 11

For rounding on patients alone at night

Question 12

How many pages were never published when she wrote notes on matter affecting the health, efficiency, and hospital administration of the British army in 1858?

Answer 12

830 pages

Question 13

What work did she write that helped bring attention to sanitation reform in in India (1863)?

Answer 13

How people may live and not doe in India

Question 14

Where did she open the Nightingale Training School in 1860?

Answer 14

St. Thomas Hospital

Question 15

What text was written to guide nurses?

Answer 15

Notes on nursing: what it is and what it is not

Question 16

Basis for environmental theory:

She credited unsanitary conditions with high _____

Answer 16

Mortality rates

Question 17

Basis for environmental theory:

She believed that symptoms of diseases were responses to ________

Answer 17

Negative environmental stimuli

Question 18

Basis for environmental theory:

During the Crimean war, she tested her environmental theory by creating more sanitary conditions and was labelled _____

Answer 18

Heroin

Question 19

Four Global concepts of nursing:

Florence nightingale described nursing as a _______ to serve others.

Answer 19

Divine calling

Question 20

Four Global concepts of nursing:

Her philosophy was about _____, not just caring for the sick

Answer 20

Healing

Question 21

Her theory focuses on the care of the patient rather than the ______

Answer 21

Nursing process

Question 22

People are ______, being composed of biological, psychological, social, and spiritual components.

Answer 22

Multidimensional

Question 23

_____ is the umbrella concept in the Nightingale theory of nursing.

Answer 23

Environment

Question 24

Poor or difficult ____ led to poor health and disease

Answer 24

Environment

Question 25

Nightingale stated that diseases was a ____

Answer 25

Reparative process

Question 26

What are the two types of nursing?

Answer 26

General nursing

Proper nursing

Question 27

_____ is a type of nursing that promotes health

Answer 27

General nursing

Question 28

_____ is a type of nursing where individuals are educated in the are and science of nursing

Answer 28

Proper Nursing

Question 29

What are the hierarchy of needs by Nightingale?

Answer 29

• place of women in society
• functions of nursing proper
• 13 canons

Question 30

She is the founder of modern nursing

Answer 30

Florence Nightingale

Question 31

In what books did she explain her environment theory?

Answer 31

• notes on nursing

- what it is and what it is not

Question 32

What are the 13 canons?

Answer 32

1. Ventilation and warmth
2. Light
3. Cleanliness of rooms/ walls
4. Health and houses
5. Noise
6. Bed and bedding
7. Personal cleanliness
8. Variety
9. Chattering hopes and advices
10. Taking food
11. What food
12. Petty management
13. Observation of the sick

Question 33

13 canons:

_____ asses the client’s body temperature, room temperature, and room for fresh air.

Answer 33

Ventilation and Warmth

Question 34

13 canons:

_____ asses the room for adequate light. Sunlight works best.

Answer 34

Light

Question 35

13 canons:

_____ assess the room for dampness, darkness, and dust or mildew. Keep the the room free from dust, dirt, mildew, and dampness

Answer 35

Cleanliness of rooms and walls

Question 36

13 canons:

_____ asses the surrounding environment for pure water, drainage, cleanliness, and light.

Answer 36

Health and houses

Question 37

13 canons:

_____ asses the noise level in the client’s room and surrounding area.

Answer 37

Noise

Question 38

13 canons:

_____ asses the bed and bedding for dampness, wrinkles, and soiling, and check the bed for height, dryness, and wrinkle-free.

Answer 38

Bed and bedding

Question 39

13 canons:

_____ attempt to keep the client dry and clean at all times. Frequent assessment of the client’s skin is needed to maintain adequate skin moisture.

Answer 39

Personal cleanliness

Question 40

13 canons:

_____ attempt to stimulate variety in the room and with the client. This is accomplished with cards, flowers, pictures, books, or puzzles.

Answer 40

Variety

Question 41

13 canons:

_____ avoid talking without reason or giving advice that is without fact. Avoid personal talk.

Answer 41

Chattering hopes and advices

Question 42

13 canons:

_____ asses the diet of the client. Take note of the amount of food and drink ingested by the client at every meal or snack.

Answer 42

Taking food

Question 43

13 canons:

_____ continue with the assessment of the diet to include type of food and drink the client like or dislikes.

Answer 43

What food

Question 44

13 canons:

_____ ensures continuity of care. Documentation of the plan of care and all evaluation will ensure others give the same care to the client in your absence

Answer 44

Petty management

Question 45

13 canons:

_____ observe everything about your client. Record all observations. Observations should be factual and not merely opinions.

Answer 45

Observation of the sick