Introducing Florence
Where was Florence born?
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. France
B. Italy
What historical factors were occurring during Florence’s time that influenced her interest in becoming a nurse?
A. Inadequate care
B. Lack of medical resources
C. Conditions of general starvation
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Fill in the blank:
By altering the environment according to Nightingale’s ___ canons, the natural laws would be fulfilled and therefore, health would be promoted.
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Person:
A. Patients are cared for, not diseases
B. A unit of mind, body, and spirit
A. Patients are cared for, not diseases
Why is Nightingale called the “lady with the lamp”?
A. She loves lamp
B. She made rounds at night with a lamp
C. She kept a lamp at the nurses station
B. She made rounds at night with a lamp
True or False:
Florence’s parents were supportive in her decision to pursue nursing.
False
What were the first actions Florence took when she arrived at the Crimean War?
A. Demanded clean dressings
B. Demanded appealing food
C. Demanded proper sanitation and fresh air
D. All the above
D. All the above
Name all that apply:
Measures taken through Nightingale’s canon, Ventilation and Warming include:
1) keeping the room warm
2) smoking in the room
3) keeping the room free of odors
4)keeping the air pure
All that apply:
1, 3, 4
Environment:
A. Environment is a mindset and cannot be altered
B. Environment can be altered to improve conditions so that nature could act to cure the patient
B. Environment can be altered to improve conditions so that nature could act to cure the patient
What was the title of Nightingale’s famous feminist essay?
A. Ginamarie
B. Taylor
C. Cassandra
D. Renai
C. Cassandra
When did Florence pursue her nursing education?
A. At the age of 18, Florence was enrolled to the Lewis Gale School of Nursing in Roanoke.
B. At the age the of 26, Florence went against her parents will and enrolled herself in The Johns Hopkins University in Italy
C. At the age of 31, Florence spent 3 months studying in Kaiserswerth
C. At the age of 31, Florence spent 3 months studying in Kaiserswerth
What historical happenings helped Florence develop her Theory?
Her experience at The Crimean War.
True or false:
Nightingale’s canon "What Food?" includes taking patients food preferences into consideration.
True
Health:
A. “not only to be well, but to use well every power we have to use”
B. “a state characterized by soundness or wholeness of developed human structures and of bodily and mental functioning”
A. “not only to be well, but to use well every power we have to use”
What kind of nursing theory did Nightingale have?
A. Grand
B. Middle-range
C. Practice based
D. None of the above
D. None of the above
Florence Nightingale died
A. in her sleep around noon on August 13th, 1910.
B. from pneumonia on June 3rd, 1912.
C. died on March 19th, 1911 at a hospice in Branford, Connecticut, she was 98.
A. in her sleep around noon on August 13th, 1910
What was Florence’s first opportunity for greatness?
A. She was granted 50,000 pounds of sterling from the British public and given the opportunity to build the Nightingale School of Nursing at St. Thomas.
B. She was offered a position from William Rathbone to help establish the first vising nurse service in Liverpool, England in 1859.
C. She was offered position of female nursing establishment of English General Hospitals in Turkey by the secretary of war, Sir Sidney Herbert.
C. She was offered position of female nursing establishment of English General Hospitals in Turkey by the secretary of war, Sir Sidney Herbert.
True or False:
Health Promotion/ promoting hygienic practices, was a new concept during Nightingale's time.
True
Nursing:
A. Alter or manage the environment to implement the natural laws of health
B. Therapeutic self-care designed to supplement self-care requisites
A. Alter or manage the environment to implement the natural laws of health
What city was Nightingale named after?
What country is this city in?
Florence, Italy