NIGHTINGALE ORDER OF EVENTS Flashcards
Where was Nightingale from?
A wealthy middle class family
Why did Nightingale go to the Crimea?
In (1854) the gov asked her to go to the Crimea to help an army hospital in the the Crimea to treat the wounded men in the war
Why did the government ask Florence to go to the hospital in the Crimea?
Because news got back to Britain of the terrible hospital conditions the British soldiers were facing in the Crimea
Who was involved in the Crimean War
Britain versus Russia
When did Florence arrive in the Crimea?
Florence with a group of 38 nurses arrived at the Crimea in NOV (1854)
How was the conditions of the Crimean hospital when Florence and her 38 nurses arrived
Men were sharing beds or lying on the floor, limited food supplies
How was the medical conditions of the Crimean hospital when Florence and her 38 nurses arrived
CHOLERA/TYPHOID FEVER COMMON
*Many men had Diarrhoea
*Limited medical supply
What was the worst aspect of the conditions in the army hospital in Scutari?
The hospital was built on the an UNDERGROUND CESSPOOL where waste was collected–)which affected the water and air supply in the hospital
What did Nightingale and her 38 nurses do?
They scrubbed the surfaces of the hospitals and washed all the sheets,bandages and equipment
What did Nightingale do, to improve the conditions of the hospital?
Due to her belief in the miasma theory she opened windows for ventilation to improve the air flow
Was Nightingale the only reason for improvements to the hospital?
Despite her improvements not until (1855) when a government sanitary commission (GSC)repaired the drains which improve the water supply, the death rate dramatically droped (40% to 2%)
Did Nightingale face any opposition?
The army medical staff resisted the idea of nurses coming to the Crimea
Why did the army medical staff resist Florence and her 38 nurses?
because they thought the nurses had limited medical knowledge and would not be able to stand the difficult conditions
What was the result of Florence’s efforts?
She was nicknamed ‘The lady with the lamp’ due to her care towards the soldiers and became very respected back in Britain
