NUR 205 Theory Exam 1 with 100% complete solutions already graded A

Renaissance and the Reformation Period () -Major advancements in medicine: pharmacology, chemistry, and medical knowledge -"Dark ages" of nursing -Social conditions plummeted bad working conditions, if you lived to 20 years old you had a good life "Dark ages" of nursing -Religious orders became almost extinct b/c issues with Roman Catholic Christians and Protestant -Nursing no longer was a respected field: prisoners, thieves, and drunks where nurses -Nursing became poor pay, long hours and strenuous work 00:00 01:28 Social conditions during the Renaissance and Reformation period -Famine, plague, filth, and crime took over Europe -Nursing orders were established because the social welfare was so bad Sisters of Charity recruited young women for nurse training, developed education programs, and cared for abandoned children St. Vincent de Paul established the Hospital for the Foundling to care for orphaned and abandoned children Colonial American Period -Health care was deficient -life expectance was low -Plagues such as yellow fever and smallpox were a constant threat -Physicians were poorly trained and uses crude methods of treatment -Benjamin Franklin, Pennsylvania Hospital was the first hospital built in the US in 1751 Florence Nightingale -Family looked down on her interest to pursue nursing, but they forced her to get an education -(1851) attended a 3 month nurse training program at the Institute of Deaconesses at Kaiserwerth, Germany Kaiserwerth -A German institution for training nannies, governesses and nurses -Florence Nightingales first school -2 visits to observe and learn nursing practice and organization of hospitals -Religious instruction as well as learning healthcare practices Harley Street Experience -Post superintendent for 14 months between August 1853 and October 1854 -Equality and competent caring because the focus -- No Religious means test -Excelled as an effective nursing administrator -Nightingale understood the importance of the enviornment in healthcare --Hand washing, different light settings, etc. -This was an early time that was documented of women working for women Crimean War () -War between Turkey and Russia, over the Bosphorus waterway and trade routes -Turkey supported by Great Britain and France, most of the war was fought in Crimea Crimean War w/ Florence Nightingale -Got the name of lady with the lamp, b/c she used to walk through the halls at night with a lantern -(1854) accepted an assignment to lead a group of 38 nurses who were sisters and nuns to work at the Barracks Hospital in Scutari -deplorable conditions, army physicians at first refused her assistance -Eventually, the physicians, in desperation, needed Nightingale's help --She purchased medical supplies, food, and linen; set up a kitchen; instituted laundry services; initiated social services; spent up to 20 hours each day providing nursing care