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1
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What is spontaneous generation?

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Organisms created by process of decay.

2
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Who was Louis Pasteur?

What did he do (date) ?

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A French Chemist.
He was was investigating wine sourness and discovered microorganisms, the could be killed by heating; The Germ Theory published 1861.

3
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What happened to nursing during the Renaissance?

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It became a respected profession; diploma and nurses uniform

4
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What did Florence Nightingale teach nurses?

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Practical skills, the importance of regular meals, keeping wards / patients clean.

5
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What did she open and publish?

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She opened the first nursing school; St Thomas’ Hospital

She published 2 books; notes on nursing & notes on hospitals

6
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What impact did Nightingale have on nursing?

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She published two books; this meant there was now standardized training material
Nursing was a respected profession
She set the benchmark for modern standards

7
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Why did Nightingale have such an impact on nursing?

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She was from a wealthy family; government connections.

Change in surgery meant more complex operations, so better trained nurses were need to assist

8
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What did Lady Mary Wortley Montague do in 1721?

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She inoculated her children; mild dose of small pox in an open wound.

9
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What did Edward Chadwick publish and when?

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A sanitary account of the labouring population in 1842

10
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What did Booth publish and when?

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Life and labour of the people in London in 1889

11
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What did Rowntree puplish (modern ages)

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Poverty; a study of town life in 1901