Nightingale Flashcards
1
Q
What was the context of Nightingale’s work in Scutari?
A
- Crimean War
- High death rate at British hospital in Scutari
2
Q
Why was Nightingale selected to lead a team of nurses?
A
- Reputation from training in Germany
- Position as superintendent of nursing home in London
3
Q
How did Nightingale improve sanitation in the hospital?
A
- Systematic cleaning of wards and equipment
- Regular cleaning of wounds and dressings
- Regular washing of patients and bedding
4
Q
What changes did Nightingale make to hospital ward layout?
A
- Ventilation of wards: for fresh air to enter and circulate
- Spaced beds further apart: reduce overcrowding and improve hygiene
- Subdivided wards by illness: limit spread
- Kitchen: provide fresh quality food for patients
5
Q
How did Nightingale get fresh medical supplies?
A
- Used family wealth and press
- Raised money so medical supplies were sent out from Britain
6
Q
How did the death rate at Scutari improve?
A
- Significant success
- 40% to 2%
7
Q
Why is it important not to mythologize ‘the lady with the lamp’?
A
- Understanding of cause of disease was wrong (believed in miasmas)
- Did not realise cesspool (where the hospital was built) affected water supply and air quality
- Government sanitary commission improved drains and water supply (recovery rate improved cause of this arguably)
8
Q
How does Nightingale’s actions at Scutari show the role of individual in history?
A
- Interaction between personal and impersonal factors = crucial to key progress and change
- If Nightingale did not do what she did, there would be no government commission
