Florence Nightingale Flashcards
(9 cards)
Background
— Wealthy, middle-class background
— Visited various hospitals in UK in the 1840s to train, as no formal training in UK for nurses then
— 1851, She went to Kaiserwerth Nurse Training Centre in Germany to train for 3 months
— 1847, she meets Secretary for War
— 1853, she became a superintendent of a small nursing home in London
— Asked to take her team of 38 nurses to work in a military hospital in Scutari (by the Secretary of War)
What caused the most deaths for Brits in Crimean War?
Infection from injuries
Conditions at Scutari Hospital
— 10,000 Patients
— Patients shared beds or lied on floor + corridor
—Clothes infested with lice + fleas
— Diseases (eg Typhoid Fever + Cholera) were common
— Many had Diarrhea
— Difficult to get Medical Supplies (eg Bandages + Medicine) to Scutari
— Leaky roof
— Wards infested with mice + rats
— Food Supplies were limited + poor quality
What did Nightingale believe in?
And what did she therefore do at Scutaria to improve conditions?
Miasma + Importance of Fresh Air
Nurses scrubbed surfaces clean
Bandages, towels, sheets and equipment all washed
Nurses cleaned kitchens and improved quality of food
Open windows for fresh air
Name of person who donated to Scutari upon reading about Flo N. In the Times + what they donated?
Angela Burdett-Courts
Donated a 150 washing machine to wash sheets
Impacts of Flo N at Scutari
Minimal in terms of deaths as Scutari was located on top of sewers
Became very popular with patients
Improved hygiene and sanitary conditions
Impact of Flo N more generally
Disproved status quo that women were not able to cope with conditions at Scutari
… and showed that women had adequate medical understanding
Became very popular in Britain
She professionalised nursing, setting up the first ‘secular’ nursing school at St Thomas’ Hospital in 1860
Her work led to improved hospital conditions
Used stats
When did nightingale go to Scutari
1854
How many patients were there at Scutari hospital
10,000 patients
