Important nursing figures

Question 1

Who was Florence Nightingale?

Answer 1

Pioneer of Modern nursing,
Published first Nursing text: Notes on Nursing 1859,
Established Nightingale training school, 1860; taught hygienic standards, injury treatment & health promotion.

Question 2

Who was Sibylla Maude?

Answer 2

Established a district nursing service, which continues to operate today; Nurse Maude.

Question 3

What did Grace Neill contribute?

Answer 3

Standardised nursing education; introduced the idea of uniform and national exam,
assisted with New Zealand nurse registration act in 1901.

Question 4

Who was Hester Maclean?

Answer 4

Focused on development of nursing services,
established schemes for rural district nursing, native health services & school nurses.
Campaigned for nurses superannuation- achieved success in 1925.

Question 5

Who was Akehehi Hei?

Answer 5

First Māori nurse to register using Māori name,
incorporated Māori and western values into practice.

Question 6

Who was Dr Irihapeti Ramsden?

Answer 6

Developed Cultural safety framework- 1980,
later incorporated by NCNZ- 1992