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TFN Lesson 1
Evolution of Nursing; Periods of Nursing History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the first period of nursing during primitive/nomad times? Describe. | Period of Intuitive Nursing - Medieval Period (6th century) Nursing was untaught and instinctive. It was performed out of compassion for others; a function that belonged to women. |
| What was the primitive belief about diseases during the intuitive period of nursing? | sickness or disease was caused by bad spirits, black magic, or voodoo |
| What is a "shaman?" | witch doctor, a medicine man believed to have the ability to heal with white magic |
| What is "trephining?" | drilling a hole in the skull with a rock or stone; used as a last resort to treat psychotic patients |
| What period of nursing care was performed without any formal education and by people who were directed by more experienced nurses? | Period of Apprentice Nursing - Middle Ages (11th Century – 18th Century) |
| What is another term for apprentice training? | "on the job" training |
| During the middle ages, nursing became whose work? | Nursing became the work of the least desirable of women – prostitutes, alcoholics, prisoners |
| Who established the 1st formal training school for nurses in Germany? | Pastor Theodore Fliedner and his wife, Frederika |
| Where did Florence Nightingale receive her 3-month course of study in nursing? | Kaiserswerth Institute for the training of Deaconesses |
| What period was also known as the Nightingale Era? | Period of Educated Nursing (19th Century - 20th Century) |
| What war influenced the development of educated nursing? | Crimean Civil War |
| Who is Florence Nightingale? | "Mother of Modern Nursing," "Lady with a Lamp" |
| What was was the first school of nursing that provided both theory based knowledge, and clinical skill building? | Nightingale Training School of Nurses (1st program for formal education of nurses began) |
| When did the the Nightingale Training School of Nurses open? and Where? | June 15, 1860; opened at St. Thomas Hospital in London England |
| What period did nursing practice expand significantly alongside advancements in medical science and technology? | Period of Contemporary Nursing (World War II, 20th Century and Present) |
| Important points during the contemporary period of nursing: | • Licensure of nurses started • Specialization of Hospital and diagnosis • Training of Nurses in diploma program • Nursing offered in College and Universities • Development of baccalaureate and advance degree programs |
| What are some of the factors affecting nursing today? | • economics • consumer’s demand • family structure • information and telecommunications • legislations |
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