-
Bolton Act Enacted
provided government funding for the education of nurses for national defense. The U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps was created from this bill. It offered students a nursing education paid by the federal government in return for service in the military or civilian nursing roles during WWII -
Period: to
Altering of Standards in Nursing Education
-
The Brown Report:The Future of Nursing Report
The Brown Report recommended that schools of nursing strive for autonomy from hospital administration and improve the quality of programs. -
Ginzburg Report
The Ginzburg Report suggested it would be more economical for hospitals to eliminate ddiploma nursing and begin a 2 year course of study for student nurses in college. -
Mildred Montag and the ADN
Mildred Montag developed the concept for associate degree in nursing programs. -
National Institutes of Health, Division of Nursing Research initiated
Provided extramural grants for nursing research projects, and funded proposals focused on applied research aimed to improve nursing practice. -
First Master's Degree at Columbia University
Columbia University the first in the U.S. to grant a master's degreee in a clinical nursing specialty. -
Federal Nurse Training Act of 1964
Instituted higher standards for nursing shcools and colleges with nursing curriculums. Enormous federal funding and grants given which led to and increased demand of nursing programs. -
ANA Position Statement
ANA position statement called for a 4-year baccalaureate degreee to be the entry into practice for professional nursing in the U.S.