Nursing 50 Chapters 1-7 Midterm Study Guide
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Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) Considered the founder of organized,
professional nursing.
First nurse researcher
Data collection on morbidity and mortality to
reform the British healthcare
1860: Founded first modern school for nurses (St.
Thomas' Hospital, London)
Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926) The first African-American professional nurse;
graduated from New England Hospital in 1879;
worked for acceptance of African-Americans in
the nursing profession
Lavinia Dock (1858-1956) Social Reformer
Pursued equal rights for women
Co-founder of the National League of Nursing
Worked with Lillian Wald at the Henry Street
Settlement
,Isabel Hampton Robb (1860-1910) founded the school of nursing at Johns Hopkins
University and two national nursing organizations.
She wrote one of the earliest nursing textbooks,
Materia Medica for Nurses.
Annie Goodrich (1866-1954) During WWI became chief nursing inspector for
US Army hospitals and clinics.
Organized the US Army School of Nursing.
Margaret Sanger American leader of the movement to legalize
birth control during the early 1900's
Founded the first birth control clinic in the U.S.
and the American Birth Control League, which
later became Planned Parenthood.
Clara Barton (1821-1912) Developed the American Red Cross in 1881
Worked with injured soldiers during American
Civil War.
Dorothea Dix (1802-1887) Pioneer crusader for elevation of standards of
care for the mentally ill. Superintendent of
Female Nurses of the Union Army.
, Lillian Wald (1867-1940) Worked at the NY Juvenile Asylum and lower east
side (NY) with poor immigrant families
Henry Street Settlement
1909 Developed the 1st national health insurance
plan with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Nursing Workforce Growth & Data Number of employed RNs grew by 24.1% in the
(2000's) 2000s.
2013-More than 4 million people held RN license
-- about 2.8 million working.
2008 data: 90% of <50 yr olds employed full time
Employment expected to grow 15% from 2016 to
2026.
Nursing Workforce: Gender Dominated by women
2000-2013 men increase from 5% to >11%. More
than 100% increase.
Men still only make up a fraction of nursing
workforce.
Nursing Workforce: Age Average age of RN is 50.
RNs under 40 made up 26% of total workforce.
Nursing field and unions protect workers from
layoffs better than other fields.
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Terms in this set (87)
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) Considered the founder of organized,
professional nursing.
First nurse researcher
Data collection on morbidity and mortality to
reform the British healthcare
1860: Founded first modern school for nurses (St.
Thomas' Hospital, London)
Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926) The first African-American professional nurse;
graduated from New England Hospital in 1879;
worked for acceptance of African-Americans in
the nursing profession
Lavinia Dock (1858-1956) Social Reformer
Pursued equal rights for women
Co-founder of the National League of Nursing
Worked with Lillian Wald at the Henry Street
Settlement
,Isabel Hampton Robb (1860-1910) founded the school of nursing at Johns Hopkins
University and two national nursing organizations.
She wrote one of the earliest nursing textbooks,
Materia Medica for Nurses.
Annie Goodrich (1866-1954) During WWI became chief nursing inspector for
US Army hospitals and clinics.
Organized the US Army School of Nursing.
Margaret Sanger American leader of the movement to legalize
birth control during the early 1900's
Founded the first birth control clinic in the U.S.
and the American Birth Control League, which
later became Planned Parenthood.
Clara Barton (1821-1912) Developed the American Red Cross in 1881
Worked with injured soldiers during American
Civil War.
Dorothea Dix (1802-1887) Pioneer crusader for elevation of standards of
care for the mentally ill. Superintendent of
Female Nurses of the Union Army.
, Lillian Wald (1867-1940) Worked at the NY Juvenile Asylum and lower east
side (NY) with poor immigrant families
Henry Street Settlement
1909 Developed the 1st national health insurance
plan with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Nursing Workforce Growth & Data Number of employed RNs grew by 24.1% in the
(2000's) 2000s.
2013-More than 4 million people held RN license
-- about 2.8 million working.
2008 data: 90% of <50 yr olds employed full time
Employment expected to grow 15% from 2016 to
2026.
Nursing Workforce: Gender Dominated by women
2000-2013 men increase from 5% to >11%. More
than 100% increase.
Men still only make up a fraction of nursing
workforce.
Nursing Workforce: Age Average age of RN is 50.
RNs under 40 made up 26% of total workforce.
Nursing field and unions protect workers from
layoffs better than other fields.
