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1. Who wrote the Florence Nightingale Pledge? Answer: Lystra Gretter
2. During the Crimean War, why were soldiers dying after arriving to
the medical ward alive? Answer: Soldiers contracted infections due to help not washing their
hands, patients lying in filth, no clean air.
3. What 3 things did Florence Nightingale change about the medical
wards to decrease the high death rate? Answer: 1.Required fresh air and water be
provided for every patient
2. Healthy food given to patients
3. All bandages, sheets and blankets were to be cleaned every day
4. The Florence Nightingale Pledge was named after Florence
Nightingale for what reason? Answer: To honor Florence Nightingale as the "Mother
of Nursing"
5. Who is known as the first home-health nurse in the US? Answer: Lillian
Wald
6. Who brought the Red Cross to America? Answer: Clara Barton
7. The Florence Nightingale Pledge was composed in 1893. What was
the pur- pose of its creation? Answer: Guide nursing students in Detroit, Michigan
8. During the Civil War Clara Barton was known as an "Angel of the
Battlefield". What did Clara do to gain this title? Answer: She delivered medical
supplies to the medical aid stations
9. How did Clara Barton learn about the Red Cross organization?
Answer: She saw it when she volunteered in the Franco Prussian War
10. Lillian Wald was the first home-health nurse in the United
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