Do you agree with the view that it was largely as a result of the work of Florence Nightingale that medical care for British soldiers improved during the Crimean War? Even to this day Florence Nightingale is still widely regarded as one the key figures in the history of medical care, but did her achievements in the Crimean War fully warrant this level of fame and high regard she is still held in. As it can be seen that advancements after the war are down to the work and dedication she displayed, but during the war it seems she was more ‘an influence for good comfort’ when compared to work by the sanitary commission. Source 4 is an extract from ‘The Times’ Newspaper published on 12th February 1855, and would have most likely been wrote by William Russell as he was the war correspondent from the newspaper. The source depicts Nightingale in a very traditional manner in a way that most people still think about her today, this traditional British heroin is very stereotypical of British culture at this time especially with names such as the ‘ministering angel’ being used to reflect the religious nature of the British Empire during this period.
I believe that the claim that Mary Seacole was in fact more useful, brave and a greater figure of inspiration for the British soldiers than Florence Nightingale is correct. Although most historians gave all the official credit to Nightingale, racial prejudices may well have influenced this. Seacole received praise from men who saw her day to day and were able to view her real effectiveness, such as William Russell. The fact that Seacole was at the scene of the war and all its hardships, as highlighted in source V, also means she fulfills the term angel of mercy more than Nightingale in Scutari. It can be shown from the nature of the scene that source U is a Government propaganda painting, or produced by someone in favor of the war and Nightingales efforts as it shows a highly maintained level of hygiene and health.
One of the problems was that there was fewer that twenty- six claimants to the imperial throne, known as the “barracks emperors.” Generals was mainly who seized power, held it briefly, and then suddenly lost it between rivals. Not only did they face the barracks emperors but also because of there sheer size as an empire. When Constantine ruled population declined and the economy contracted which emperors found it difficult to handle and protect the Roman Empire. As for the Gupta Empire internal problems was not an affect to the decline of the empire. Epidemic diseases were the cause of decline in Roman and Han empires, but wasn’t an affect to the Gupta Empire.
Because of this surgery was very limited except in times of war. In 1867 a man called Joseph Lister ( later known as the father of antiseptic surgery) discovered a link between the lack of cleanliness in hospitals and the deaths after operations and devised a fine spray using carbolic acid which he used on and aroung the open wounds, this combined with the washing of hands greatly reduced the number of patients who contracted infections after surgery and led to a dramatic fall in fatalities. The evolution of healthcare throughout the years has been an ever changing process of social, political and economic history. Healthcare has evolved from a simple system of homecare remidies and physicians, most of them with little or no training, to the era of scientific medicine which we know today. In the later years of the nineteenth century, voluntary visiting associations started providing care in the general
The rough Winter most likely was the cause to 70 deaths. Based on the “Background Essay”, “Then, in the awful winter of 1609-1610, another two-thirds of the settlers died.” Harsh winters were bound to happen. There was nothing anybody could do about it or prevent it. The colonists could have prepared for it, but because they did not have the current technology, they could have not possibly predicted that a rough winter was coming their way. According to “Document D”, in 1607 August through October “Summer sickness kills half the colonists” The summer of 1607 was so severe that it killed 50 people.
One would expect a worker of Elizabeth’s to support her, as they have known her for a long time and are supposed to treat her with respect. In a treatise written in 1602, William Clowes, Elizabeth’s personal surgeon, discusses the fact that everyone should pray to God that Elizabeth lives a long, healthy life. This viewpoint is also not surprising, based on the fact that Clowes is a personal worker of the Queen’s. Before and during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, many people turned to religion either to explain how women could
Therefore, lack of care led to his housing policy to be unsuccessful and proving that live of the peasants under Khrushchev did not improve. Another reason was the financial cost of competing in the Cold War proved a barrier to the successful implementation of Khrushchev housing policy. So, he invested more in the Cold War than the housing programme. Stalin’s lack of care on peasants and their living conditions was very similar to Nikita Khrushchev although there was a lack of care for different reasons. Stalin was more focused on Five Year Plans
Magnet Hospitals Do They Give Better Nursing Care Magnet Hospitals Do They Give Better Nursing Care A Magnet hospital is one where nursing delivers excellent patient outcomes, where nurses have a high level of job satisfaction, and where there is a low staff nurse turnover. Magnet status also indicates nursing involvement in data collection and decision-making in patient care delivery. In theory, Magnet nursing leaders value staff nurses, involve them in shaping evidence-based nursing practice, and encourage and reward them for advancing their nursing practice. Open communication between nurses and other members of the health care team and an appropriate personnel mix to attain the best patient outcomes and staff work environment are what should be found in Magnet hospitals. Magnet Status was first granted in 1982 by the American Academy of Nursing to 41 hospitals with high retention rates for nurses.
How far di Sources X and Y challenge Source W about the effective supplying of the army? William Russell, in source W, writes about the food supplies to the army, and how the army were being sufficiently fed and that perhaps the food shortages suggestions were supposedly untrue. Its views definitely differ from those shown in sources Y and W where they people talk about the lack of supplies of both food, and clothing, which they blame mostly down to the weather conditions. Source Y, which is a letter home from a doctor at the Crimea says the last two weeks supplies have been unable to reach the army which he blames for the ‘bad weather’. Source Y comes from a journal written by an officer in the Heavy Brigade.
20th Century American History 12 August 2014 Rosie and the Propaganda This particular documentary is probably one of the best films that really shows the home front during World War II and women in particular endured during it. What really sparked my interest however was the use of propaganda during these times, and how it evolved from the beginning of the war up until when the war was over. Propaganda itself was used in a way to motivate the American people during the war to up their efforts to helping the cause and even at some points to guilt trip people into thinking they were not doing enough. Women in particular were used as a primary target of this into taking over for men in factories and other jobs while the men were fighting the