nursing as a profession Flashcards
The first known surgery was ________ the skull.
This may have been a cure for headache
Trephining (6500 BC)
Mode of nomadic life agrarian society gradual development of urban community life.
Near east
they move from one place to the other after they consume the resources in that area.
Nomadic life
knows how to cultivate soil and plant trees that’s why they stay in one area.
Agrarian society
A leader was born, nag karoon ng structure.
Urban community life
1st recording on the medical practice.
Babylonia – Code of Hammurabi
Established the medical fees.
Babylonia – Code of Hammurabi
Discouraged experimentation
Babylonia – Code of Hammurabi
Specific doctor for each disease.
Babylonia – Code of Hammurabi
Right of patient to choose treatment between the use of charms, medicine, or surgical procedure.
Babylonia – Code of Hammurabi
Mummification, removing the internal organs of the dead body, instillation of herbs and salt to the dead.
Egypt – Art of Embalming
Salt attracts water. The salt is extracting or pulling the fluid from the body tissues.
Egypt – Art of Embalming
Used to enhance their knowledge of the human anatomy.
Egypt – Art of Embalming
Documentation about 250 diseases and treatments
Egypt – Art of Embalming
Slaves and patients’ families nursed sick.
Egypt – Art of Embalming
“The Father of Sanitation”
Israel – Teaching of Moses
Discovered Artesian Well
Israel – Teaching of Moses
Wrote five books in the Old Testament.
Israel – Teaching of Moses
Practice of Hospitality and charity
Israel – Teaching of Moses
Laws of control of spread of communicable disease and the ritual of circumcision of male child.
Israel – Teaching of Moses
Referred to nurses as midwives, wet nurse, or child’s course
Israel – Teaching of Moses
Babylonia – Code of Hammurabi
Egypt – Art of Embalming
Israel – Teaching of Moses
Contributions to Medicine and Nursing
Near east
China – Materia Medica
India – Shushurutu
Far east
Book that indicates the pharmacologic drug used for treatment.
China – Materia Medica
No knowledge on anatomy
China – Materia Medica
Use of wax to preserve the body of the dead.
China – Materia Medica
Use of pharmacologic drugs.
China – Materia Medica
1st recording on the nursing practice.
India – Shushurutu
Hampered by Taboos due to social structures and practices of animal worship.
India – Shushurutu
Medicine men-built hospitals.
They use intuitive form of asepsis.
There was proficient practice of medicine and surgery.
India – Shushurutu
Nursing was a task of untrained slave.
Ancient Greece
Insignia of medicine
Caduceus
medicine is the leader in the health profession.
Staff
doctor will always be there where help is
needed.
Wings
represents as cure.
Serpent
Father of scientific/ Modern Medicine
Hippocrates
- 1st to reject the idea that diseases are caused by evil spirits.
- 1st to apply assessment.
Hippocrates
“If you’re strong, you’re healthy”
Romans Motto