Industrial era Flashcards
What is spontaneous generation?
Organisms created by process of decay.
Who was Louis Pasteur?
What did he do (date) ?
A French Chemist.
He was was investigating wine sourness and discovered microorganisms, the could be killed by heating; The Germ Theory published 1861.
What happened to nursing during the Renaissance?
It became a respected profession; diploma and nurses uniform
What did Florence Nightingale teach nurses?
Practical skills, the importance of regular meals, keeping wards / patients clean.
What did she open and publish?
She opened the first nursing school; St Thomas’ Hospital
She published 2 books; notes on nursing & notes on hospitals
What impact did Nightingale have on nursing?
She published two books; this meant there was now standardized training material
Nursing was a respected profession
She set the benchmark for modern standards
Why did Nightingale have such an impact on nursing?
She was from a wealthy family; government connections.
Change in surgery meant more complex operations, so better trained nurses were need to assist
What did Lady Mary Wortley Montague do in 1721?
She inoculated her children; mild dose of small pox in an open wound.
What did Edward Chadwick publish and when?
A sanitary account of the labouring population in 1842
What did Booth publish and when?
Life and labour of the people in London in 1889
What did Rowntree puplish (modern ages)
Poverty; a study of town life in 1901
