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who was nursing care originally preformed on - (Answer)sick, elderly, weak, helpless individuals
what was the original focus of nursing - (Answer)compassion, kindness, health promotion
what happened in the classical era in nursing - (Answer)- 1873 George ebers
- 700+ remedies
- acute description of circulatory system and cardiac functions
what were the hygiene methods - (Answer)- Hebrews developed hygiene codes
1. disinfection, sanitation, food prep
- jews quarantines infectious diseases
1. disposed of trash outside of cities
what happened in the greek era- - (Answer)- hippocrates was the father of medicine and published
remedies
- remedies were kept hidden by the priests
what are the four humors - (Answer)blood, bile, phlegm, and black bile
what were the 4 elements - (Answer)fire, water, air, earth
depending on sickness individuals were tabled as what - (Answer)sanguine, choleric, phlegmatic, or
melancholic
,what was said to "happen" if the body was not balanced by the humors and elements -
(Answer)diseases arose leading to faulty and ineffective treatments
what happened in the roman era - (Answer)- the romans had nursing emerge as a role
- mobile war nursing units arose ( wards, pharmacies, private rooms for healing)
- development of sewer systems
- galen
who was Galen of Pergamum - (Answer)- greatest greek physician
- greatest researcher before the 1600's
- transformed healing practices
what happened in the middle ages - (Answer)- roman military hospitals were replaced with civilian
ones
- nurses were known as deaconesses
- med schools and hospitals increases
- surge of diseases
what happened in the renaissance - (Answer)- closures of hospitals (nuns and nurses dissolved)
- creation of public hospitals
- poor nursing conditions
- nurses were seen of low status and inferior
, how were the public hospitals in the renaissance era - (Answer)filthy, where people went ti die,
unqualified people cared for the sick, hard to find working women
what was the Pennsylvania hospital - (Answer)first true hospital
founded in 1751
what happened during the industrial revolution - (Answer)- economic system increased
- over crowding
- poor sanitation
- Chadwick report
- shattuck report
what was the Chadwick report - (Answer)-Edwin Chadwick
- development of public health
- 1848 first board of health
- social reform for child welfare, elderly care, mentally ill, etc
what was the shattuck report - (Answer)- lamuel shattuck
- infant mortality rate was at a high
- development of state board of health in 1869 (FDA thingy)
Florence Nightingale - (Answer)Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern nursing.
began professional education of nursing.
crimean war experience - (Answer)- English general hospital