Ch 2 - History of Nursing + Social Context of Nursing

Question 1

what did Nightingale achieve?

Answer 1

she founded the first training school for nurses during the Crimean War

it became the model for nursing schools in the US

Question 2

Nightingale advocated for which issues?

Answer 2

improving hospital conditions and upgrade options for the sick and wounded

Question 3

what did Mary Seacole achieve?

Answer 3

she managed the cholera outbreak among soldiers in the Crimean War

Question 4

what was Dorothea Dix known for?

Answer 4

an advocate for the mentally ill and a great influence to developing a program to train nurses who wanted to serve in the military

Question 5

who was Susie King Taylor?

Answer 5

she was a nurse known for teaching soldiers how to read and write

Question 6

who was Clara Barton?

Answer 6

she was the founder of Red Cross

Question 7

what did Social Security Act do for the nursing profession?

Answer 7

strengthen public health services and provide medical care to children with disabilities and blind persons

this shaped nursing to be the avenue for caring for these groups of people

Question 8

Hill-Burton Act

Answer 8

allowed for funds to be allocated for the construction of hospitals

yet it led to a shortage of nurses due to the surge of new facilities

Question 9

how were male nurses viewed?

Answer 9

early schools in the US did not admit men, except for psychiatric nursing (which required a lot of physical stamina)

Question 10

it was stereotypical of women to be the better fit for nursing than men (T/F)

Answer 10

true

Question 11

how did nursing become a more respectable profession in society for women?

Answer 11

Florence Nightingale established this notion

(she however disregarded the important role men could play)

Question 12

what are the 3 reasons why both genders want to be in the nursing field?

Answer 12

1) the desire to help people
2) nursing is a profession that fosters growth
3) the desire to have a stable career

Question 13

how did the Woodhull Study interpret the image of nursing?

Answer 13

nursing is essentially invisible to the media, and thus the public

Question 14

what is the J&J campaign?

Answer 14

aimed to enhance the image of the nursing profession, recruit new nurses and educators, and retain nurses currently in the field

and increase the number of individuals choosing nursing careers by taking care of the nursing students

Question 15

American Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN)

Answer 15

addresses, discusses, and influences that affect men in nursing

Question 16

what is the history on diverse nurses in the US?

Answer 16

immigrant nurses were mostly from Europe and Asia, and worked in cultural enclaves in major cities

Question 17

what are strategies to meet the challenge of an increasingly diverse population as a nurse?

Answer 17

educate to be aware and respectful of culture differences between self and patients

cultural humility