Improvements in hospital care (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Period of revolutionary hospital care changes
Period of revolutionary hospital care changes
18th and 19th centuries
Florence Nightingale's lifespan
Florence Nightingale's lifespan
1820-1910
War where Nightingale transformed hospital care
War where Nightingale transformed hospital care
Crimean War (1854-1856)
Where Nightingale received nursing training
Where Nightingale received nursing training
Germany and France
Key problems Nightingale found at Scutari hospital
Key problems Nightingale found at Scutari hospital
Poor hygiene, lack of fresh air, inadequate supplies & training
Disease theory Nightingale believed in
Disease theory Nightingale believed in
Miasma theory (bad air causes disease)
Year 'Notes on Nursing' was published
Year 'Notes on Nursing' was published
1859
Year Nightingale Training School for Nurses opened
Year Nightingale Training School for Nurses opened
1860
Year first cottage hospital opened
Year first cottage hospital opened
1859
Purpose of cottage hospitals
Purpose of cottage hospitals
Accessible care for working/middle classes
Who funded new 19th century hospitals
Who funded new 19th century hospitals
Charities and local councils
Scientist whose germ theory supported hygiene practices
Scientist whose germ theory supported hygiene practices
Pasteur (1870s-1880s)
Major change for workhouse medical care
Major change for workhouse medical care
Infirmaries separated from workhouses
Types of specialist hospitals that developed
Types of specialist hospitals that developed
Mental health, fever, condition-specific hospitals
Year Great Ormond Street Hospital opened in London
Year Great Ormond Street Hospital opened in London
1856