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What major event significantly influenced the development of nursing education during its early period?
What major event significantly influenced the development of nursing education during its early period?
Which of the following statements best describes the training of nurses post-World War II?
Which of the following statements best describes the training of nurses post-World War II?
Which technological advancement is NOT mentioned as part of contemporary nursing development?
Which technological advancement is NOT mentioned as part of contemporary nursing development?
How did the perception of health change in the contemporary nursing period?
How did the perception of health change in the contemporary nursing period?
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What role did Florence Nightingale play in the establishment of nursing education?
What role did Florence Nightingale play in the establishment of nursing education?
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What characterized the Period of Intuitive Nursing?
What characterized the Period of Intuitive Nursing?
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What event marked the beginning of the Period of Educated Nursing?
What event marked the beginning of the Period of Educated Nursing?
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What consequence did Protestantism have on nursing during the Apprentice Nursing period?
What consequence did Protestantism have on nursing during the Apprentice Nursing period?
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Which aspect of nursing did Florence Nightingale primarily focus on during her era?
Which aspect of nursing did Florence Nightingale primarily focus on during her era?
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What was a common belief in primitive societies regarding the cause of illness?
What was a common belief in primitive societies regarding the cause of illness?
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Study Notes
Period of Intuitive Nursing
- Period spans from Prehistoric times to the early Christian Era.
- Nursing was untaught and performed instinctively out of compassion, primarily by women.
- Viewed as a natural role for women to care for children, sick, and elderly.
- Primitive beliefs tied illness to evil spirits, with healing conducted by shamans or witch doctors using various methods, including magic and herbal remedies.
- Extreme measures, like trepanation (drilling holes in the skull), were used as last resorts against evil spirits.
Period of Apprentice Nursing
- Extends from the founding of religious nursing orders during the Crusades (11th century) to 1836.
- Characterized by informal "on-the-job training" without formal education.
- The Protestant Reformation led to the confiscation of properties belonging to Roman Catholic hospitals, creating a shortage of care providers.
- Nursing roles were relegated to marginalized women, including those facing societal rejection (prostitutes, alcoholics, prisoners).
- The Kaiserswerth Institute established by Pastor Theodor Fliedner and wife regarded as the first formal nursing training school; Florence Nightingale was a notable student.
Dark Period of Nursing
- Occurred from the 17th to the 19th century.
- Nursing was perceived negatively, associated with undesirable women and marked by societal stigma.
Period of Educated Nursing/Nightingale Era (19th - 20th Century)
- Began with the opening of the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing on June 15, 1860, at St. Thomas Hospital in London.
- The school became a model for future nursing training institutions, emphasizing hospital-based education.
- Graduation from this program aided in establishing nurse-training programs worldwide.
- Florence Nightingale promoted a curriculum that integrated both theoretical knowledge and clinical skills.
- Nursing development influenced by wars (e.g., Crimean War), a rise in social consciousness, and increased educational opportunities for women.
- Sir Sidney Herbert commissioned Nightingale to recruit female nurses for the Crimea.
Period of Contemporary Nursing (20th Century)
- Encompasses the period after World War II to the present.
- Introduction of licensure for nurses standardized the profession.
- Emergence of specialized hospitals and diagnostic services.
- Rise of diploma programs alongside baccalaureate and advanced degree offerings in nursing.
- Marked by scientific and technological advancements, alongside shifting social perspectives on health as a fundamental right.
- Expansion of nursing roles included community health involvement and the development of new specialties like aerospace nursing.
- Advancements in technology introduced disposable supplies, sophisticated diagnostic equipment, and the use of computers for various functions (data collection, billing, and record-keeping).
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Explore the early history of nursing from prehistoric times to the early Christian Era. This quiz covers the role of women in caregiving and the primitive beliefs surrounding illness and healing. Test your knowledge on how intuition and compassion shaped the foundation of nursing.
