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History of Nursing
-began in religious and military service, war accentuates the need for nurses
-traditionally a woman's role despite some male involvement
Important Wars for developing Nursing
-Crimean --> Florence Nightingale and co. cleaned up military hospitals and implemented sanitation practices
-American Civil War --> several nurses who made a contribution to the war torn country
-WW1 --> progress in surgery with blood typing , anesthetic, infection control, and prosthetics
-WW11 --> Cadet nurse corps established to combat nursing shortage
-Vietnam--> 11,000 American nurses stationed
-Afghanistan+Iraq --> over 6,000 nurses stationed
Harriet Tubman
Nurse who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad, nursed the sick in the civil war
Sojourner Truth
Abolitionist and feminist who spoke against slavery and for the rights of women. Worked as a nurse in the war and
after it.
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History of Nursing
-began in religious and military service, war accentuates the need for nurses
-traditionally a woman's role despite some male involvement
Important Wars for developing Nursing
-Crimean --> Florence Nightingale and co. cleaned up military hospitals and implemented sanitation practices
-American Civil War --> several nurses who made a contribution to the war torn country
-WW1 --> progress in surgery with blood typing , anesthetic, infection control, and prosthetics
-WW11 --> Cadet nurse corps established to combat nursing shortage
-Vietnam--> 11,000 American nurses stationed
-Afghanistan+Iraq --> over 6,000 nurses stationed
Harriet Tubman
Nurse who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad, nursed the sick in the civil war
Sojourner Truth
Abolitionist and feminist who spoke against slavery and for the rights of women. Worked as a nurse in the war and
after it.
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