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ECPI Essentials of Nursing PracticeChapter 1 Exam 1
Florence Nightingale
"The Lady with the Lamp"
FOUNDER OF NURSING - answer**Studied nursing at Kaiserwerth School in 1851-
1853.
**Upon graduation, she became superintendent of a charity hospital for ill governesses.
**In 1854, she and 38 other nurses took care of British soldiers who were injured in the
Crimean War in Turkey.
**Improved sanitation in battlefield hospitals - first practicing epidemiologist
1859 -
**Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not - nursing is an unique body of
knowledge
**Organized first school of nursing - 1860 - model of nursing today
**Her practices remain a basic part of nursing today.
Clara Barton
"RED CROSS" - answer**Founded the organization now known as the American Red
Cross in 1881
**Known as the "Angel of the Battlefield
**Copyist in the U.S. Patent Office
**Established her own distribution system and refused to enlist in military service
**Worked outside of the government until 1862 when she was granted a pass
**First makeshift field hospital - Culpepper, VA
Lillian D. Wald (1867-1940)
PUBLIC HEALTH - answerDevelopment of Public Health Nursing
Established the Henry Street Settlement on the lower east side of NYC
Provided visiting nurses, social services, playgrounds and camps to the inner city
population
Isabel Hampton Robb
"LICENSING" - answer*Activist for nursing
**Initiated reform to include:
12 hour day breaks, rest and recreation
**Started the 3 year educational program for nursing
Fought for licensing exams and registration to protect the public from incompetent
nursing care
Organized the John Hopkins School of Nursing
Visionary - promoted the unity of all practitioners, including educators
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