Historical Perspective Nursing Flashcards
Greek civilizations medical care
temples were the centers of medical care because of the belief that illness was caused by sin and the gods’ displeasure (disease literally means “dis-ease”).
Hebrews medical care beliefs
Nurses cared for sick people in the home and the community and also practiced as nurse–midwives
Christian medical care beliefs
nursing began to have formal and more of a define role in society.
women were called “Deaconesses” and made the first organized visit of sick people
men gave nursing care and buried the dead.
In the 16th century nurses were
convicted of crimes then recruited into nursing in lieu of serving jail sentences.
received low pay and long hours.
Florence Nightingale contributions
- identifying the personal needs and the role of the nurse in meeting those needs
- establishing hospital standards
- establishing an occupation respected for women
- establishing nursing education
- recognizing health and illness
- believing nursing is separate from medicine
- recognizing nutrition is important
- instituting therapy for sick people
- stressing the need for education
- maintaining records.
Florence Nightingale
“founder of modern nursing”
Defined nursing as both an art and a science, differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education;
Theory of animism
Roles of nurse and physician separate and distinct: physician as medicine man; nurse as caring mother
Good spirits brought health; evil spirits brought sickness and death
Who established the first training school for nurses, and wrote books about health care and nursing education.
Florence Nightingale
