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Hospital's began to proliferate, with the demand for more caregivers. The Philadelphia Almhouse
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Nurse society employed 50 nurses
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Florence Nightingale established nursing education.
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New York training school at Bellevue Hospital, Conneticut training school at New Haven Hospital, and Boston training school at Massachusetts General Hospital began operations.
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The National league of Nursing Education and the American Nurses Association are organized.
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Nurses served in the military delivering special care to armed forces, on and of the front line.
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nurses adminstered anesthesia during surgery, which led to the field of nurse anesthetist
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nurses that finished their education and graduated were hired as staff nurses
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78,000 nurses served in the armed forces, being essential to the victory
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172 college-based Nursing education programs awarded Bachelors of Science in nursing degrees
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advanced practices in nursing enabled hospitals to deliver more efficient and less costly care
