History of Nursing Flashcards
1
Q
why study history
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- don’t make same mistakes
- continue to grow
- knowing where we come from
- see how far nursing has come/evolution of nursing
2
Q
Florence Nightingale
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- created pie chart to display her stats
- notes on nursing 1898
- decreased mortality bu 2.2% in 6 months during Crimean war
3
Q
5 essential points to secure health of houses by Nightingale
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1) pure air
2) pure water
3) efficient drainage
4) cleanliness
5) light
able to decrease death rate of her practice
4
Q
Nursing education before Nightingale
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- nurses were not trained
- they were laypeople
- got into nursing role by working along someone and learning by experience
- people in hospitals sometimes had to care for each other
- no real nursing education
5
Q
nursing education after Nightingale
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- in 1860 she started a school so nurses could learn from training and theory
- created high levels of education so nurses could work with sick and teach
6
Q
how has nursing education changed since Nightingale
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- hospital schools
- Weir report
- training vs education
- university education
7
Q
hospital schools
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- nursing students ran hospitals
- students worked 6 days a week
- only people with official training were instructors and supervisors
- cheap for hospitals because of cheap laboured nurses were taken advantage of
- many women left program when they got married
- only white Christian women 18-35
8
Q
Weir report
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- 1932
- concern about level of nursing education, students did not have skills to treat complex patients
- recommended nurses training and a liberal arts education
9
Q
why did the Weir report take so long to be implemented (6)
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- cost
- people resisting change
- would take longer to become a nurse
- education of women was uncommon
- not enough people to teach
- lack of resources
10
Q
University education
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- 1st program in 1919 was 2 clinical years switched between 2 years of schooling
- first UNB nursing class in 1959 admitting 14 students
- university education has advanced to entry to practice growing into masters and PhD
11
Q
training vs education: training
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- hands on
- different kinds
- for a specific task/place
- how to do things
12
Q
training vs education: education
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- why we do things
- to care for people in different ways and places
- to promote wellness, treat illness, and become advocates
13
Q
men in nursing
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- little info
- nursing started with men and changed to women
- big imbalance between men and women
14
Q
indigenous healers and midwives occupied important caregiver roles in their communities
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- stopped because the goal of Europeans settlers was to assimilate
- indigenous had a lot of knowledge on herbs and spiritual healing
- indigenous healers took care of settlers in early stages
- traditional medicine is now being more accepted
15
Q
catholic sisters influenced nursing autonomy
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- catholic nurses created autonomy
- were involved in creation of hospitals
- ran hospitals
