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Important Nurses In History Flashcards

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Dorothea Dix

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Humanitarian for the mentally ill

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Harriet Tubman

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Conductor of the Underground Railroad

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Clara Barton

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Founder of the American Red Cross

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This nurse was born a slave, nursed Union soldiers and improved sanitation facilities for black volunteer regiments

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Sojourner Truth

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1st superintendent of Nurses at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Also published multiple textbooks.

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Isabel Hampton Robb

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Nurse Midwife, founder of the “Frontier Nursing Service.” Provided health services to rural populations. Also educated nurse midwives.

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Mary Breckenridge

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Founded the Adelphi school of nursing under the Bolton Act.

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Mildred Montag

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Bolton act

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legislation in 1943 calling for the federal government to provide funds to nursing schools to train nurses to serve in the Armed Forces.

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Assistant superintendent of Nurses at Johns Hopkins school of Nursing under Isabel Hampton Robb. Also, founded the organization that became the National League of Nurses (NLN).

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Lavinia Dock

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theorist whose definition of nursing is based on development/needs. It states, “The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual in the performance of those activities contributing to health that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary strength, will or knowledge.” Developed the “Henderson Model”, a famous nursing theory.

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Virginia Henderson

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1st African American to graduate from nursing school. Also, cofounded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses.

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Mary Mahoney

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Nursing theorist responsible for the Nursing Theory of “Interpersonal Relations.” Contributor to mental health law reform. Served in the Army Nurse Corps in WWII.

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Hildegard Peplau

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Hildegard Peplau’s theory of “interpersonal relations” emphasizes…

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the nurse-client relationship

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the first professionally trained American Nurse

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Linda Richards

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American Birth control activist. Opened the 1st American birth control clinic. Founded the organization that eventually evolved into “Planned Parenthood.”

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Margaret Sanger

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Founded the “Henry Street Settlement.” known for human rights and contributions to Community Nursing.

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Lillian Wald

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“the lady of the lamp” of the Crimean War. Pioneer in Nursing Education

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Florence Nightengale

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The nurse credited with establishing nursing as a technical profession.

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Mildred Montag

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Recommended that nursing schools be set up in every military hospital, thus beginning the army school of nursing

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Annie Goodrich

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