NURSING ANM AND GNM

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What system did the St. Thomas Hospital in London adopted
A
Nightingale system
B
Bickeydyke System
C
Adelaide Nutting Sytem
D
Barton System
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The hospital initially had 600 beds and was one of the first new hospitals to adopt the ‘pavilion principle’ – popularised by Florence Nightingale in her Notes on Nursing – by having 6 separate ward buildings linked by low corridors.

Detailed explanation-2: -The United Kingdom has a universal healthcare system called the National Health Service or NHS. The NHS is responsible for all aspects of the U.K. healthcare system. Today, the NHS is also one of the largest public health systems in the world. It serves an average of 1 million people every 36 hours.

Detailed explanation-3: -St Thomas’s catered for patients with a wide range of medical and surgical conditions. The Hospital excluded those classed as “incurable” and the insane, but it did admit patients with venereal diseases, for which there were specialist wards.

Detailed explanation-4: -St Thomas’ was founded in the 1100s, Guy’s in the 1720s, Royal Brompton in the 1840s, Evelina Children’s Hospital in 1869 and Harefield Hospital in 1915. We are world famous, not just for quality of our care, but also for ground breaking research, innovation and teaching.

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