Influential People
Responsibilities, Motivations & Criteria of Enlisting Military Nurses
Advancements & Technologies
Recognition & Awards
Nursing Journal
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What role did Gladys Matheson play during her service in the Canadian Army Medical corps?
She worked very close to the front lines of the battle to care for the wounded soldiers.
100
What were some of the responsibilities of a military nurse?
Some responsibilities were setting bones, stopping hemorrhages, changing dressings, disinfecting wounds, administering treatment for TB, influenza and dysentery, creating a warm and familial environment to ensure survival of their patients until they were transported farther behind the lines to receive appropriate care. During this period, blood screening, blood transfusion and urinary screening for certain diseases were developed and became widely used.
100
What was an ambulance train and what did they do during World War I? Who made up the ambulance trains?
• Ambulance trains consisted of an isolation ward, sleeping quarters, kitchens, stores, operating rooms, dispensary, five cars for sitting patients and four stretcher cars. • Ambulance trains consisted of two to three medical officers, four sisters and subordinate personnel. • Ambulance trains duty was to pick up and treat patients (wounded soldiers).
100
What is the significance of a nursing school pin?
A nursing pin represented professional status as it was given to the nurse from the school or hospital they graduated from with their diploma.
100
When was the Canadian Nurse created?
March 1905
200
What contribution did Roberta Macadams make during World War I?
She was the second woman that was elected to the common wealth legislature and also served with a nursing unit during World War I.
200
What motivated Canadian Nurses to enlist in war service with Canadian Army Nursing Corps?
The volunteers of Canadian nurses for the front lines of war were plenty. Due to job prospects being few and salaries low at home, the full time employment and higher pay was appealing to many. * The military ranks. The advantage associated with military work made it attractive and the propaganda lead young nurses to believe it to be an adventure, filled with travel and excitement.
200
What are Causality Clearing Stations and what was a challenge they faced?
• Causality clearing stations was an advance unit, situated close to the front line, where ambulances could deliver the wounded to be assessed, treated or evacuated to one of the many hospitals. • Challenges they faces was that they were often plagued with rats and fleas.
200
How did Canadian nurses rank amongst the soldiers of the Canadian Army?
Canadian Nurses had officer status, receiving the same rank, pay and privileges of army lieutenant.
200
By the end of the year 1905, about how many subscribers did the Canadian Journal have? Why was this significant?
Around 1300 subscribers. The Journal thrived through the conditions of economic crisis at that time. It showed how important the issue was and the influence it had on the people.
300
What was Jean I. Gunn's contribution when she was a secretary in the Canadian Nurses Association?
She was involved in restructuring the National Nursing Organization, ensuring an adequate number of nurses in the work field, increasing nursing education and participating in the development of health policies.
300
In 1920, this movement brought attention to Aboriginal communities and new settlers in remote parts of Canada? The Canadian Red Cross established outpost nursing stations in the north to assist the remote communities?
What is the public health movement?
300
What types of recognition were Canadian Nurses of WWI given?
660 Canadian Nurses were awarded medals or decorations, 169 were mentioned in dispatches and 76 names were brought to the notice of the secretary for war.
300
How did the Canadian Journal advance the image of nursing during the war?
The image of nursing used to be that nurses were unskilled, unlearned, ignorant and frumpy old women. Using the images from the war and the experiences of the nurses in World War I they were able to show nurses working in hard conditions and showing organization and skill.
500
What was the aftermath of WWI on nursing associations in Canada?
Provinces in Canada formed provincial nursing associations. The experience of war led to a new value being placed on health promotion.
500
How has this shaped today's health care?
To this day community health is an important part of our health care system. Just as they did in 1920, nurses in our communities help prevent disease and illness through promotion of sanitation, public health education, vaccinations, mental health and well-baby clinics.
500
Why did World War I increase the demand for nurses over seas and at home?
There were a lot of wounded soldiers and a high spread in disease that demanded care. As a result of WWI, nurses were given the creditability and recognition that nursing as a profession deserved. The number of nurses jumped from 57 pre-war to 3,141 post-war.
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How did the recognition given to nurses in wartime impact nursing today?
It gave nurses more courage in their profession and set an early standard for education that continues to push nurses to challenge themselves and believe they are competent.
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What purpose did the Journal serve in World War I and how does that influence "nursing" in the present?
The journal showcased the conditions of the war, showed pictures of the nurses working in high volumes of people and creating order, helped the world to see the responsibilities of the nurse as an independent worker and skilled practitioner. Nursing was finally seen as a profession. A profession that required education, administrative and leadership skill and ranking.
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