Nursing History/Image Flashcards
In Ancient Civilizations, who cared for the ill and in what setting?
Healthcare varied depending on the civilization, and care was done in Temples.
An influence from this era: Hippocrates
Medieval Times…the beginning of Nurses!
What two influences brought about the “nurse?”
- Religious/Secular orders
- Military: crusades; all male nurses, cleanliness during this time. (Red Cross on suits of armor to distinguish them from the soldiers).
During the Renaissance Period…what two factors contributed to the early development of the modern nurse?
- Catholic Nation States: Nuns would care for the ill
- Protestant Nation States: England, Germany, Netherlands
- The “Dark Ages of Nursing”: criminals, prostitutes, etc., we’re now caring for the ill. There were no male caregivers.
When looking into the more Formalized Nursing Role, what do the 18th-19th centuries and the Industrial Revolution contribute to the Nursing Role?
18th-19th Centuries: Males are in the dominant “boss” role, where females are the nurses.
Industrial Revolution: the criminals are no longer in the nursing role, the “domestics” are now Nurses caring for the ill.
Nursing in the U.S. / Colonial America
What was important during this expansion to the Americas?
- 1st Hospital: Pennsylvania Hospital
- separated into 3 sections: the sick, the insane, or of moral defect
- Religious Nursing Orders
- established schools of nursing
During and after the Civil War, what was the impact on Nurses?
The demand for nurses increased dramatically.
-the Army Nurse Corps & American Red Cross
What did the effect of World War 1 have on the nursing profession?
An overall negative effect, due to the lack of trained nurses.
What did the effect of World War 2 have on Nursing?
- Hospitals became the central point of care
- Another nursing shortage due tot the increased number of sick and wounded
- Explosion of knowledge in medicine and technology
- ex: mess, dialysis, x-Rays, blood transfusions
- Efforts to upgrade nursing education
- Cadet Nurse: army pays for education, you serve the gov.
Since the 1950’s, what has happened to the nursing profession?
- varied healthcare settings
- nursing broadened in all areas
- growth of nursing as a profession
- ANA Standards of Nursing Practice
- Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing
In Prehistoric Civilizations, who cared for the ill and in what setting?
Spiritual leaders were responsible for caring for the ill, and the care was done in the home.
Describe Angel of Mercy
- associated with Religion and Symbols
- self sacrificing “a calling”
Describe Handmaiden
- female nurses as handmaidens to male doctors or male “bosses”
- “a duty”
Describe Battle-Ax
- Nurses that torture
- perform painful procedures
- “dark ages of nursing”
Describe Naughty Nurse
- brought on in the 1920’s
- sexualize the vulnerability or “power shift” from patient to Nurse
What is the background of Florence Nightingale?
- Born in 1820 to a wealthy English family.
- Well educated, traveled extensively
- Undertook nurses training at 31 y.o.
- Crimean War : took a group of 37 nurses
