History of Nursing

In 1000 AD, who primarily provided nursing care?

• Doctors and nurses

• Family and priests

• Monks and nuns

• Teachers and students

Where were women allowed to study midwifery in ancient history?

• Paris, France

• Salerno, Italy

• London, England

• Athens, Greece

What role did convents play in the history of nursing during the Christian era?

• They built hospitals

• They trained people to care for the sick

• They provided financial support

• They wrote medical textbooks

Who were the first public health nurses according to the document?

• Midwives

• Deaconesses

• Nuns

• Priests

What term was used to describe the poor and low class that cared for the sick in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

• Nightingales

• Sairey Gamps

• Florence Nurses

• Charity Workers

In what year was the first school of nursing established?

• 1836

• 1897

• 1901

• 1854

Who was the founder of the first school of nursing?

• Pastor Theodore Fliedner

• Florence Nightingale

• Clara Barton

• Mary Seacole

What was the role of the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States in 1897?

• Oversaw nurses to protect patients from incompetent nurses

• Established the first nursing school

• Founded the Red Cross

• Developed modern nursing techniques

In the early twentieth century, what did states begin to require for nurses?

• Uniforms

• Licensure

• Higher salaries

• Housing

What was established to enter nursing school in the early twentieth century?

• Age limits

• Requirements

• Dress codes

• Work experience