(PHILIPPINE SETTING)
EARLY CARE OF THE SICK
HERBICHEROS – herb men who practice witchcraft and are considered healers
MANGKUKULAM – who practices witchcraft to inflict pain or illness to a person,
Difficult child birth and some diseases said to be made by NONO
EARLY HOSPITALS:
Hospital Real de Manila – 1577
1st hospital established Gov. Francisco de Sande
To give service to the king’s Spaniard soldiers
San Lazaro Hospital – 1578
Fray Juan ClementeNamed after the Knights of St. Lazarus Hospital for the lepers
Hospital de Indios – 1586
Franciscan Orders
Hospital for the poor Filipino people
Hospital de Aguas Santas – 1590
Fray Juan Bautista
Named after its location (near spring) because people believed that spring has a healing power.
San Juan de Dios Hospital – 1596
For poor people
Located at Roxas Boulevard
PERSONAGES:
Dona Hilaria de Aguinaldo
1st wife of Emilio Aguinaldo
Established Philippine Red Cross
February 17, 1899
Dona Maria Agoncillo de Aguinaldo
2nd wife of Emilio Aguinaldo
1st president of Philippine Red Cross
(Batangas Chapter)
Josephine Bracken
Helped Rizal in treating sick people
Melchora Aquino
Took care of the wounded Katipuneros
Anastacia Giron Tupaz
Founder of Filipino Nurses Association established on October 15, 1922
1st Filipino chief nurse of PGH
1st Filipino Superintendent of Nurses in the Philippines
Francisco Delgado
1st president of Filipino Nurses Association
Cesaria Tan
1st Filipino to receive Masteral Degree in Nursing abroad
Socorro Sirilan
Pioneer in Social Service at San Lazaro Hospital
Also the chief nurse
Rosa Militar
Pioneer in nursing education
Socorro Diaz
1st editor of PNA magazine called, “The Message”
Conchita Ruiz
Full time editor of the PNA newly named magazine, “The Filipino Nurse
EARLY NURSING SCHOOLS
Iloilo Mission Hospital and School of Nursing
Established in 1906 under the supervision of
Rose Nicolet (American) Nursing