PPT 2: Hx of Nursing

• Which nurse discovered a treatment for poliomyelitis?

  Elizabeth Kenny
• Who was the nurse that gave a voice to the voiceless?

  Rebecca Koszalinski
• Which nursing student braved the Ebola outbreak using improvised PPE?

  Fatu Kekula
• Which nurse improved patient outcomes through research?

  Florence Nightingale
• Which nurse managed neonatal jaundice?

  Jean Ward
• The 2 struggles early nurses faced were

  1. Autonomy
  2. Professionalization
• Early belief on healthcare were rooted in what?

  Magic and superstition
• A characteristic of traditional women that nurses have is

  Humanistic caring
• Who did midwives care for?

  Rich mothers and their infants
• What was earliest record of healing practices and healing prescriptions?

  A 4000 year old Sumerian clay tablet
• This was the earliest documentation of LAW governing medicine. It contained sanitation & public health, practice of surgery, table of fees and penalties for violations.

  Babylonian's Code of Hammurabi - 1900 BC
• The oldest medical text describing diseases and symptoms.

  Ebers papyrus - 1550 BC
• This was the Egyptian process of embalming, and is proof that ancient Egyptians had sophisticated knowledge on anatomy.

  Mummification
• This structure was built by the ancient Romans. It supplied clean water, and was designed to dispose sewage cleanly.

  Aqueducts
• The Jewish Mosaic Code for public health, about the slaughter of animals, preparation and preservation of food.

  Kosher
• The Islamic code for public health, about the preparation of animal and dairy products.

  Halal
• Which disease was mentioned in the Old Testament, and what was its prevention?

  1. Leprosy
  2. Quarantine
• In the ancient civilization of ____, children and elderly have nurturing roles.

  Ancient Africa
• Who is known as the Father of Medicine, and why?

  1. Hippocrates
  2. Medicine is a rational science
• 2 Books from Ancient China:

  1. 365 herbal remedies in Pen Tsao
  2. Nei Chang (Canon of Medicine)
• What did Nei Chang eventually evolve into?

  Steps in Physical Exam: I-P-P-A
• Needles inserted into the body.

  Acupuncture
• "Love thy neighbor as thyself" is a parable of the __

  Good Samaritan
• Male nurses were employed in these wars

  Crusades/Holy War
• Knights who cared for patients with leprosy

  • Knights of St. Lazarus/First Lady of the Lamp and her order
  • St. Catherine of Sienna, 2nd Order of St. Francis of Assisi (Called the Poor Claires)
• What is the name of Florence Nightingale's book?

  Notes on Nursing: What it is and What it is Not
• Who was the nurse that founded the American Red Cross?

  Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton
• This nurse is known as the "Nightingale of Iloilo".

  Loreto D. Tupaz
• This nurse cared for people in rural America.

  Mary Breckinridge
• The Philippines had its 1st Nurses' Board Exam in the year

  1944
• ____ Was the leader of the Protestant Reformation

  Martin Luther
• What was the cause of the Black Plague?

  Black rats
• This symbol signifies a sign of caring

  The lamp
• This symbol signifies service to those in need

  The cap
• The 1st African-American RN was named


  Mary Mahoney
• 2 nurses in Charles Dickens' novel were

  1. Sairey Gamp
  2. Betsy Preg
• This symbol signifies a badge of excellence

  The Pin
• What are Florence Nightingale's 2 titles?

  1. Mother of Modern Nursing
  2. The Lady with the Lamp
• These women nursed soldiers during the Philippine Revolution:

  • Josephine Bracken
  • Dona Hilaria de Aguinaldo
  • Dona Maria Agoncillo de Aguinaldo
  • Melchor Aquino "Tandang Sora"
  • Kapitan Salome
  • Trinidad Tecson "Ina ng Biak na Bato"
• This Filipino hospital was run by American nurses

  Iloilo Mission Hospital School of Nursing