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Florence Nightingale and Modern Nursing
Florence Nightingale and Modern Nursing
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1
In which Italian city was Florence Nightingale born in 1820?
Milan
Venice
Florence
Rome
2
When in 1854 Florence realized that so many soldiers were dying in the war what did she do?
She sent medical supplies.
She took 38 volunteering nurses with her and went to help.
She raised funds for the army.
She sent her own money to the army.
3
What did Florence see when she arrived at the Scutari hospital in today's Istanbul ?
rats, Insects, and sealed windows that made the air foul
all of the above
feces on the floor and men lying in filthy bedclothes
not enough clean bandages, or food; rotting meat in the kitchen
4
Crimean War was the first war where modern media was involved.
False
True
5
Florence died in 1910 at the age of 90.
False
True
6
Most of the soldiers in the Crimean War died of a disease (not in the battlefield).
True
False
7
Soldiers were more likely to die from which of the following:-
Nosebleeds
Battle Wounds
Bombs
Infection, typhoid, Cholera, and malnutrition.
8
How did her love for maths help her nursing work?
She was able to calculate the angle of the beds.
She designed hospitals.
She was able to calculate the amount of money she needed.
She used diagrams & charts to present research findings.
9
How did Florence change the world?
all of the above
In her bedridden years, she did pioneering work in hospital planning.
She introduced properly trained nurses into the system.
Pioneered the graphical representation of statistics in hospital mortality.
10
Florence also helped soldiers by...
writing letters to their relatives & providing fun & educational activities
singing
praying
playing music
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What else did Florence do?
She had perfect records of everything in the hospital.
Spent her own money to have a chef to cook healthy food.
All of the above.
She made charts for each patient listing illnesses & treatments.
12
What type of people became nurses back then?
rich women
poor women
nuns
all of the above
13
Why didn't Florence's parents approve of her decision to become a nurse?
They wanted their daughter to become a matematician.
The occupation of a nurse had a very bad reputation.
Florence's parents feared for her health.
Working was considered immoral for upper-middle class women.
14
2020 marked the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.
True
False
15
Did doctors know about germs (i.e microorganisms) during this time?
Yes but they did nothing about it.
50% of doctors believed in miasma theory (i.e. bad air caused diseases)
Yes and they tried their hardest to fight germs
Germs weren't proven to exist until the 1860's
16
Florence got married to her long-time suitor F.M.Milnes.
True
False
17
When she was a student, Florence Nightingale
was good at maths.
all of the above.
was able to speak 5 languages.
studied works of philosophy.
18
Where did Florence Nightingale study to become a Nurse?
Germany and France
Russia and Turkey
France and England
Russia and France
19
What did Florence want to do with her life?
Get married and have children.
Become a famous celebrity.
Travel around the world.
Become a nurse and help others.
20
After the war Nightingale set up the Nightingale Training School at St Thomas Hospital in London.
True
False
21
What are some things the nurses did to improve the hospital?
sewed & stuffed mattresses & made sure they had clean sheets
all of the above
made sure that all soldiers were bathed & had fresh bandages
boiled sheets, bandages and blankets in hot water
22
What did Florence's parents expect of her?
Become a nurse
Marry and have children like the other women
Change the world
All of the above
23
Florence Nightingale changed the way that.....
medication was given.
people treated doctors.
animals were treated.
nurses worked and patients were treated.
24
Florence Nightingale led a team of nurses to care for people in which war (1853-1856)?
Irish Rebellion
Crimean War
Napoleonic War
Egyptian Revolution
25
People mainly got the cholera disease from...
sneezing
bad smell and vapor
infected water supplies
coughing
26
How did Florence become known as the lady with the lamp?
She liked lamps.
None of the above.
She carried a lantern at night when comforting patients.
The wounded soldiers thought she was an Angel.
27
What were nurses and hospitals like during this time?
There were no nurses nor hospitals.
Nurses were well trained and hospitals were clean.
Doctors were in charge of running the hospital.
Nurses had minimal training and hospital were crowded & dirty.
28
In the United Kingdom, new hospitals being opened to deal with COVID-19 are called Nightingale Hospitals.
False
True
