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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
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The Brown Report recommended that schools of nursing strive for autonomy from hospital administration and improve the quality of programs.
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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.
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Mildred Montag developed the concept for associate degree in nursing programs.
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Provided extramural grants for nursing research projects, and funded proposals focused on applied research aimed to improve nursing practice.
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Columbia University the first in the U.S. to grant a master's degreee in a clinical nursing specialty.
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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.
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ANA position statement called for a 4-year baccalaureate degreee to be the entry into practice for professional nursing in the U.S.