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American Nurses Association reorganizes
Its membership structure is federation of state nurses association. African American nurses are still refused to be admitted. http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/nhhc/Pages/timeline_1700-1869.aspx?slider1=1 -
Health Amendments Act
Health Amendments Act provided education and training for the nurses. The Act also provided funds for the nurses. -
IV Therapy
IV Theraphy became available to the nurses. -
Closed Chest Massage
One of the advancements in the nursing field includes an introduction to renew the stopped heart by closed chest massage. -
American Nurses Association Committee
They elevated standards of nursing education. The Baccalaureate Degree gives you the status to a job. -
Barbara Reznick and Charles Lewis
Barbara Reznick and Charles Lewis gave a more prominent duty to the nurses at the clinics in Kansas. In 1978, Barbara Reznick made the American Nurses Association. -
New Organization Forms
A subsidiary if the American Hospital Associaion forms the American organization of nurse executives. -
American Association of Colleges
It established quality standards for nursing educational programs. -
Black Nurse Association
It was formed to better meet the needs of African American nurses. -
"Magnet Hospitals"
Magnet Hospitals were sataisfying places for nurses to work and were considered models of nursing practice. -
Preventing Low Birthweight
examined causes of low birthweight and identified measures effective in dealing with these problems. -
North Dakota
North Dakota becomes the first state to require a Bachelors of Science in Nursing Degree for registered nurse licensing. -
Salary Change
From 1966 to 1988 the salary for nurses changed from $5,200 to $28,383. -
Salaries
The lowest 10% of nurses earned less than $44,000 while the highest 10% earned more than $95,000 a year.