NURSING - Question Answers

English 9th Chapter "NURSING" Question Answers

Q.1 : What does nursing mean? Who was Florence Nightingale and what was her aim in Life?

Ans : Nursing means looking after the sick and injured. Florence Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing. Her aim in life was to serve the suffering humanity.

Q.2 : What did the Prophet (peace be upon him) do for the sick?

Ans : He visited the sick regularly, comforted them and spoke kind words to them. He even visited his ailing enemies. He urged the Muslims to help those who were sick or suffering.

Q.3 : What did the Prophet (peace be upon him) give Hazrat Ghifaria and why?

Ans : Hazrat Ghifaria accompanied the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the Battle of Khyber. She tended the wounded soldiers on the battlefield because she was a very good nurse. The Prophet (peace be upon him) presented a necklace to her for her services in the battle.

Q.4 : Give an account of the life and work of Florence Nightingale.

Ans : Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy, in 1820.She belonged to a wealthy and cultured English family. She was the founder of modern nursing. She devoted her life to serve the suffering humanity.

Q.5 : What do you know about the hospital established by the Prophet (peace be upon him)?

Ans : The prophet (peace be upon him) established a hospital in Medina. He made Hazrat Rufaida its in charge. Hazrat Fatima and Hazrat Asma also contributed their services to that hospital.

Q.6 : What role did Florence Nightingale play in the Crimean War? What did she do with the money offered to her by the British Government?

Ans : In 1854, during the war between England and Russia, Florence Nightingale managed the military hospital in Crimea. She played a great role in the Crimean war. The government gave her £45,000 as a reward with which she founded an institution for training nurses in London.

Q.7 : How did the Muslim women contribute to nursing?

Ans : The Muslim women were very active on the battlefield giving water to the soldiers and tending the wounded and the sick. Some Muslim women worked as nurses at the hospital established by the Prophet (peace be upon him) in Medina.

Q.8 : How did Muslim soldiers treat their wounded enemies?

Ans : Muslim soldiers never killed their wounded enemies. On the battlefield, all Muslim soldiers were always very kind to the sick, old and the injured. Similarly the prisoners of war were treated very decently by Muslim soldiers.

Q.9 : Write three sentences on Hazrat Ghifaria?

Ans : Hazrat Ghifararia accompanied the prophet (peace be on him) in the Battle of Khyber as she was a very good nurse. She gave water to the soldiers on the battlefield and also tended the wounded and the sick. The prophet (peace be on him) presented a necklace to her for her services in the battle.

Q.10 : What difficulties did girls face to become nurses in the beginning?

Ans : Nursing was not at all popular in the beginning. Parents did not allow their daughters to become nurses. They thought that the profession was not good for girls. Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing also faced great difficulties in becoming a nurse as her parents opposed her.

Q.11 : What is the condition of nursing in our country?

Ans : At present, there are many training institutes for nurses in our country. A large number of Pakistani girls from good families are being trained in these institutes. A lot of girls are working as nurses in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes.