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Sophie Mannerheim
Sophie Mannerheim, a pioneer of modern nursing in Finland, accepts the chairmanship of the Finnish Red Cross. -
Nursing Act
The Nursing Act of 1919 becomes effective and Ethel Gordon Fenwick is the first nurse registered in the UK. -
Nursing Association
The Japanese Nursing Association is established. -
Military and Naval
Military and naval nurses from numerous countries serve outside their countries -
Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh initiates the first degree in nursing. -
Longer Shifts
A Japanese court rules on the regulation regarding night shifts of nurses, limiting them to 8 days a month and banning single-person night shifts altogether -
Barbara Nichols
Barbara Nichols is the first black nurse to be elected president of the American Nurses Association. -
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Eddie Bernice Johnson is the first nurse elected to the U.S. Congress. -
AACN
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) recommends that all advanced practice nurses earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.[50] -
Midwives
A national regestration for all nurses and midwives came into force in Australia in July 2010. (Daly, Speedy & Jackson, 2010)
