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First Childrens Hospital
The first Childrens Hospital in the U.S. was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1855. -
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Pediartic History
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More Childrens Hospitals Built
Boston 1869, District of Columbia and New York 1870, San Francisco and Albany, New York 1875, Detroit 1877, and St.Louis 1879. -
Simms Hospital
Only hospital dedicated for cancer care was opened in New York. -
Philadelphia Nursing School
Philadelphia Childrens Hospital opened its own school for Nursing. -
Nurses Settlement House
Lillian Wald opened the Nurse's Settlement House in New York which eventually employed more than 30 nurses and provided training and obstetrical services. -
communicable diseases
hospitals refused to admit children with communicable diseases -
Employment
Thirty-seven nurses were employed at Wald's Nurse's Settlement House. -
Sheppard-Towner Act
Provided money for states to improve maternal-child health, Sheppard-Towner Act, maternity centers, and educational classes for mothers, midwives, and mothers helpers. -
Published Recomendations
Committee for the Study of Nursing Education, commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation, published their recommendations in "Nursing and Nursing Education in the United States". -
Act Renewed
Sheppard-Towner act was renewed in 1927 but was allowed to expire in 1929. -
Pediatric Cancer Ward
First pediatric cancer ward was opened in
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. -
APON
Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses
(APON) was established. -
Certification
Pediatric nurse practitioners were first certified by what is now the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. -
Nursing Certification
The first pediatric nursing certification for practitioners was sanctioned. -
Family Care
Family-centered care for pediatric nurses is that they must now learn theories of multicultural care and family theory.