Nursing History
Emergency Nursing
100

The founder of modern nursing

Who is Florence Nightingale?

100

The TV show classic that starred Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Juliana Margulies and Noah Wyle

What is ER?

200

Average miles a nurse walks per 12 hour shift

What is 4 to 5 miles?

200

During the warmer months of the year

What time of year has the most visits to the emergency room?

300

National Nurses' week each year

What is May 6 through May 12?

300

The number of people with traumatic wounds that visit emergency rooms each year

What is 11 million?

400

The total number of professional nurses in the US

What is 4 million? (That's equal to the entire population of Los Angeles!)

400

The year 24/7 staffing for an emergency room started

When was 1961?

500

Location and time of first established nursing school

What is India in 250 B.C. ?

500

The first recorded year of the use of mouth-mouth ventilation

(Involved a coal miner in Dublin)

When was 1732?