Improvements in Hospital Care

Question 1

what was the biggest change by the 1900

Answer 1

the willingness of the government and the population to take steps to prevent disease from spreading

Question 2

where did Nightingale lead to team of nurses to

Answer 2

Crimean War (1854-56)

Question 3

what impact did Nightingale have on the mortality rates in the hospitals in Crimea

Answer 3

dropped from 40% to 2% in 6 months

Question 4

when Nightingale returned to Britain, what was she seen as and how did this help her

Answer 4

a national hero –> gave her credibility to make **changes* in British hospitals

Question 5

Nightingale made a big impact on hospital care in Britain in which 2 ways:

Answer 5

• the way hospitals where designed
• the training of nurses

Question 6

how did Nightingale change the design of hospitals

Answer 6

• promoted ‘pavilion style
• improved ventilations –> more windows
• larger rooms
• separate isolation wards to stop diseases spreading

Question 7

Nightingale founded a nursing school, when + where was it established and what was it called

Answer 7

• 1860
• established at St Thomas’s Hospital
• called: 8*Nightingale School for Nurses**

Question 8

how did Nightingale change public perceptions towards being a nurse

Answer 8

BEFORE:
- nursing not respectable job - working-class background
- known for being drunk, flirtatious, uncaring
- little training
AFTER:
- respectable occupation
- ‘Nightingale nurses –> middle-class women

Question 9

how did the functions of hospitals change

Answer 9

sick were treated instead of being a place to rest