NURSING/MEDICINE PRE-NIGHTINGALE (1) Flashcards
How was treatment during the mid 19th centuary?
Upper and middle classes payed fees for treatment in their houses
How poor people treated in the mid
19th century?(1st method)
Visited apothecaries who mixed and sold drugs and gave free diagnostics
How poor people treated in the mid
19th century?(2nd method)
Very poor people in the countryside would consult the local wise woman
What was being BUILT during the 18th and 19th century?
Lots of new hospitals after the REFORMATION
What type of hospitals were their for poor?
Local cottage hospitals (LCH) run by local GPS usually with 12 beds
When where local cottage hospitals for the poor set up?
LCH- 1860s
What type of hospitals did large cities and towns have?
Infirmaries,with out patient departments where u would wait to be seen by a doctor
What was the problems with infirmaries?
Payment required,(UNLESS A DONOR PAID FOR YOU) so not guaranteed to be admitted
How good were hospitals in the mid 19th century?
Staffed by physicians/nurse however treatments still ineffective=lack of understanding
Give a few words that would describe the condition of hospitals in the mid 19th century.
Overcrowded=easier spread of disease
Poor sewage system=easier spread of infections
How were nurses like in the mid 19th century?
Untrained, notoriously known for being drunks and getting paid in gin
Give an example of an infirmary in a large town/city?
THE ROYALLL FREE HOSPITALL(1828)
