Exam 1 Study Guide - Chapter 3 Flashcards
What are the stages of community health nursing?
- early home care (before mid-1800s)
- district nursing (mid-1800s to 1900)
- public health nursing (1900 to 1970)
- community health nursing (1970 to present)
Important events of Early Nursing Home Care
Before Mid-1800s
- early roots of community nursing began with churches and charitable organizations
Important figures of Early Nursing Home Care
Before Mid-1800s
Nursing leaders such as Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole
Important facts about Florence Nightingale:
- credited for developing the secular profession of nursing
- recognized essential areas for health promotion and healing which are clean air and water, efficient drainage, cleanliness, and lighting
- wrote Notes ON Nursing: What it is, and What it is Not in 1859
- Established first non-religious school of nursing
Roles of Florence Nightingale
- lobbyist
- feminist
- educator
- military nurse
- public health nurse
- author
- statistician
- architect
- social advocate/reformer
Important events of District Nursing
Mid 1800s-1900s
- began in England with Mary Robinson
- In U.S. first community health nurse was Frances Root. She was hired in 1877 to make home visits in New York City
- Education on hygiene and cleanliness, diet, healthful living reported to physicians
- other district associations began to develop
Important events of Public Health Nursing
1900-1970
- focus on health of general public and families began to be a focus of service
- Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster started the Henry Street Settlement (1893)
-NLN required public health content in nursing baccalaureate programs (1963)
Community Health Nursing
1970-Present
- emergence and growth of nursing in community settings including doctors offices, mental health services, senior citizen center, work-sites, and schools
- support by nursing professional organizations of community health nursing
- began to more clearly define community health nursing and develop a mode for community health nursing
Lillian Wald
- demonstrated the effectiveness of school nursing
- initiated services with Metropolitan Life Insurance provide services to policy holders and reduce death rates
- contributed to establishment of NYC Bureau of Child Hygiene (1908)
- Influenced legislature and policies
- assisted with founding of National Organization of Public Health Nursing (NOPHN)
T/F Mary Robinson was the first U.S. Community Health Nurse.
False - Francis Root
T/F Florence Nightingale was the first person to use the term “public health nursing.”
false - Lillian Wald
Which of the following is true regarding the district nursing stage of community health?
A The focus was on the sick poor
B District nurses provided education on hygiene and cleanliness
C District nurses were based out of religious organizations
D Mary Seacole was a nursing leader during this time period
E Lillian Wald was a nursing leader during this time period
A B
difference between then and Nursing Today:
- community health nursing has expanded to a variety of agencies
- health promotions a focus of community health
- the nursing profession is regarded as the most honest and ethical and has held that position of 18 years
Henry Street settlement
- created better nursing care and welfare services to immigrant neighborhoods on New York’s Lower East Side
