III. EDUCATED NURSING Flashcards
Born on May 12, 1820 in Florence, Italy
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
cornerstone of nursing in England was laid
June 15, 1860
- 15 probationers entered St. Thomas Hospital in London to establish
the Nightingale system of nursing which enabled young women
from upper class English society to enter the profession of Nursing
June 15, 1860 – cornerstone of nursing in England was laid
Decent living room quarters for students
NIGHTINGALE SYSTEM ( main features)
paid nurse instructors (by both school and hospital) correlation of theory and practice
NIGHTINGALE SYSTEM ( main features)
students should be taught of the “why not only the “how”
NIGHTINGALE SYSTEM ( main features)
limitations: non acceptance of new scientific discoveries:
ignoring bacteriologic research and germ theory: felt that
disease could be eliminated by cleanliness.
NIGHTINGALE SYSTEM ( main features)
FN died at the age of 90
1910
writings of FN
Notes on Matters Affecting the Health and
Efficiency of the British Army
Notes on Nursing
Notes on Hospitals
believed to be the origin of the
nurses’ pin
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE’s BROOCH-
Florence Nightingale’s Brooch was designed by
Prince Albert ( husband of Queen Victoria of England )
Awarded to Florence Nightingale as a medal or mark of esteem and
gratitude for her devotion towards the Queen’s brave soldiers in
Crimea.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE’s BROOCH-
The design is St. George’s cross in red enamel surmounted by a
diamond crown
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE’s BROOCH-
Florence Nightingale’s Brooch bears the words ? and ?
“Crimea” and “Blessed are the Merciful”
Nursing in the US
First graduate nurse in the US dated September 1, 1873
LINDA RICHARDS
Nursing in the US
At 32, she completed a 1- yr course in Nursing at the New England Hospital for Women and Children at Boston , Massachusetts ( 1872- 1873)
LINDA RICHARDS
Nursing in the US
Bellevue Training School for Nurses (NY)
Connecticut Training School (New Haven)
Massachusetts General Hospital ( Boston)
EARLY SCHOOL OF NURSING (1873)
Nursing in the US
1st thought of by the 1st batch of Bellevue students though already existing at St. Thomas School of Florence Nightingale
patterned after a dress worn by Euphemia Van Rensselaer, a New York socialite who was a member of the 1st batch or class.
Blue and white striped seersucker, leg-o-mutton sleeves, trailing skirts and white apron , collar, cuff’s and cap
History of nurses’ uniform and its significance
Nursing in the US
A cap symbolized the saying that “what people wear on their heads can set them apart” dating back to early times when a woman’s humility and obedience were denoted by the veil she wore on her head; it has a sacred connotation of commitment, purity, dignity, and other virtues.
History of nurses’ uniform and its significance
Nursing in the US
LATER SCHOOL OF NURSING
LATER SCHOOL OF NURSING
John Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing (1889)
Nursing in the US
1st principal
LATER SCHOOL OF NURSING
Isabel Hampton Robb
Nursing in the US
appointed OR supervisor, had
dermatitis
LATER SCHOOL OF NURSING
Caroline Hampton
Nursing in the US
ordered some rubber gloves
from the Good year Rubber Company to solve the
problem; believed to be the beginning of operating
room gloves seen nowadays.
LATER SCHOOL OF NURSING
Dr. William Halstead
Nursing in the US
groundwork for the establishment of 2 nursing
organizations laid at the Chicago’s World Fair
AWAKENING OF NURSING
1893