Periods of Nursing History

Question 1

Period before the Great Flood

A. Intuitive Period
B. Apprentice Period
C. Educative Period
D. Contemporary Period

Answer 1

Intuitive Period

Question 2

What are the other names of your intuitive period?

Answer 2

• Prehistoric period
• Early Christian era

Question 3

Since there was no science nor formal education during the intuitive period, people base their everyday activities on ____

Answer 3

• Intuition
• Instinct

Question 4

During the intuitive period, ____ travel from one place to another. They practice “survival of the fittest rule”.

Answer 4

Nomads

Question 5

In the intuitive period, sickness was believed to be caused by ____, and ____ were employed to cast out these evil spirits.

Answer 5

• voodoo/curses
• shamans

Question 6

Why are women the main healers during the intuitive period?

Answer 6

• natural nurturers
• desire to help
• feelings of compassion

Question 7

What was the 1st recorded surgery in time?

Answer 7

Trephining (drilling the skull)

Question 8

Trephining (drilling of the skull) was used to treat what?

Answer 8

Used to treat psychotic patients believed to be possessed by evil spirits

Question 9

What was the most important thing that happened during intuitive period?

Answer 9

Growth of religion

Question 10

Greatest leap in intuitive period was?

Answer 10

Growth of civilization

Question 11

Near East – birth place of 3 religious ideologist: ____, ____, and ____

Answer 11

• Judaism
• Christianity
• Mohammedism or Islam

Question 12

____ is a tiny area known as birth of monotheism that lies between Tigris and Euphrates River in the Nile River arose the cultures of Babylonia, Egypt and Hebrew

Answer 12

New World

Question 13

Civilizations

For the Babylonians, the 1st recording on the medical practice was called?

Answer 13

Code of Hammurabi

Question 14

Civilizations

Egyptians were famous for 2 things in the medical community. What are they?

Answer 14

• Mummification
• 250 diseases

Question 15

Civilizations

Egyptians were so focused in learning about human anatomy that was performed on their dead that they did not learn ____

Answer 15

• philosophy

Question 16

Civilizations

Who is the father of sanitation?

Answer 16

Moses

Question 17

Civilizations

In one of the books found in the Bible, ____ contains laws on controlling the spread of communicable diseases (lepers), cleanliness, and food preparation

Answer 17

Leviticus

Question 18

Civilizations

Under the Hebrew civilization, circumcision was done on what day of infant birth?

Answer 18

8th day

Question 19

Civilizations

For Hebrews, this law was meant to keep Hebrews pure so that they may enter the sanctuary without affronting God

Answer 19

Mosaic law

Question 20

Civilizations

In China, this is a book that indicates the pharmacologic drug used for treatment

Answer 20

Materia medica

Question 21

Civilizations

One of the civilizations that prohibited the dissection of human bodies, thus, hampering the improvement of scientific study

Answer 21

China

Question 22

Civilizations

In Indian civilization, ____ was the 1st recording on the nursing practice

Answer 22

Sushuruto

Question 23

Civilizations

In Greek mythology, ____ is the father of medicine.

Answer 23

AESCULAPUS

Question 24

Civilizations

In Greece, ___ is the father of modern medicine and the 1st to reject that diseases are caused by evil spirits

Answer 24

HIPPOCRATES

Question 25

**Civilizations** ____ was the first to practice medical ethics

Answer 25

HIPPOCRATES

Question 26

**Civilizations** In Greece, ____ is the insignia of medicine, composed of staff of travelers intertwined with 2 serpent (the symbol of Aesculapius and his healing power). At the apex of the staff are two wings of Hermes (Mercury) for speed.

Answer 26

CADUCEUS

Question 27

**Civilizations** In ____ civilization, there is the transition from Pagan to Christianity.

Answer 27

Roman

Question 28

**Civilizations** ____ created the 1st hospital in the Christian world. She was converted to Christian and later converted her home to a hospital and used her wealth for the sick.

Answer 28

Fabiola

Question 29

____ is also called as on-the-job training period A. Intuitive Period B. Apprentice Period C. Educative Period D. Contemporary Period

Answer 29

Apprentice period

Question 30

Who is the patron of nursing?

Answer 30

ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY

Question 31

Considered as the 1st lady with a lamp

Answer 31

St. CATHERINE OF SIENA