ECPI: NUR 164: Chapter
1: Introduction to
Nursing
, Science | Medicine | Nursing
ECPI: NUR 164: Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing
41 Terms in This Set Latest Update.
-Good spirits brought health; evil spirits brought sickness and death.
Theory of animism: - Roles of nurse and physician separate and distinct: physician as medicine man;
nurse as caring mother
- Temples became center of medical care
Ancient Greek civilization: -Nurses cared for the sick in the home and community; practiced as nurse-
midwives
-Nursing has formal and more clearly defined role; deaconesses made visits to
Early Christian Period: the sick.
-Nursing developed purpose, direction, and leadership.
-Shift from a religious orientation to an emphasis on warfare, exploration, and
expansion of knowledge
16th Century:
-Nursing had a poor reputation; nurses received low pay and worked long hours
in unfavorable conditions.
Tell whether the following statement is True
true or false.
In the beginning of civilization, The physician was the medicine man who treated
In the beginning of civilization, the role of disease by chanting, inspiring fear, or opening the skull to release evil spirits. The
the physician was carried out by the nurse usually was the mother who cared for her family during sickness by
medicine man and the nurse was the providing physical care and herbal remedies.
mother who cared for her family during
sickness.
Social reforms changed the roles of nurses and of women in general.
Nursing as we now know it began, based on many of the beliefs of Florence
Nightingale.
Historical Perspective/19th to 20th
Century:
-Nightingale challenged prejudices against women and elevated the status of all
nurses.
-She established the first training school for nurses, and wrote books about health
care and nursing education.
Hospital schools organized to provide more easily controlled and less expensive
staff for the hospital.
Female nurses were under the control of male hospital administrators and
physicians.
Historical Perspective/19th to 20th
Century (Cont.):
• World War II
-Large numbers of women worked outside the home and became more
independent and assertive.
-Explosion in medicine and technology broadened the role of nurses.
-Growth of nursing as a professional discipline.
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1: Introduction to
Nursing
, Science | Medicine | Nursing
ECPI: NUR 164: Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing
41 Terms in This Set Latest Update.
-Good spirits brought health; evil spirits brought sickness and death.
Theory of animism: - Roles of nurse and physician separate and distinct: physician as medicine man;
nurse as caring mother
- Temples became center of medical care
Ancient Greek civilization: -Nurses cared for the sick in the home and community; practiced as nurse-
midwives
-Nursing has formal and more clearly defined role; deaconesses made visits to
Early Christian Period: the sick.
-Nursing developed purpose, direction, and leadership.
-Shift from a religious orientation to an emphasis on warfare, exploration, and
expansion of knowledge
16th Century:
-Nursing had a poor reputation; nurses received low pay and worked long hours
in unfavorable conditions.
Tell whether the following statement is True
true or false.
In the beginning of civilization, The physician was the medicine man who treated
In the beginning of civilization, the role of disease by chanting, inspiring fear, or opening the skull to release evil spirits. The
the physician was carried out by the nurse usually was the mother who cared for her family during sickness by
medicine man and the nurse was the providing physical care and herbal remedies.
mother who cared for her family during
sickness.
Social reforms changed the roles of nurses and of women in general.
Nursing as we now know it began, based on many of the beliefs of Florence
Nightingale.
Historical Perspective/19th to 20th
Century:
-Nightingale challenged prejudices against women and elevated the status of all
nurses.
-She established the first training school for nurses, and wrote books about health
care and nursing education.
Hospital schools organized to provide more easily controlled and less expensive
staff for the hospital.
Female nurses were under the control of male hospital administrators and
physicians.
Historical Perspective/19th to 20th
Century (Cont.):
• World War II
-Large numbers of women worked outside the home and became more
independent and assertive.
-Explosion in medicine and technology broadened the role of nurses.
-Growth of nursing as a professional discipline.
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