Denied entrance to the white schools of nursing then operating in Chicago, Reynolds prevailed upon leaders of the Chicago African American community to open an institution in which she could study nursing. Composed mainly of leading nurse educators, and conceived of as an organization dedicated to reforming the nursing profession, the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses, focused on improving nursing education standards.
In , the organization changed its name to the National League of Nursing Education, and in , it renamed itself once more to become the National League for Nursing.
The Howard University program marked the entrance of nursing education into a university setting initiating a very long process, remaining incomplete today, to educate nurses in institutions of higher education. The growth of industrial nursing was slow. By , there were only sixty-six firms employing graduate nurses to care for their workers. But, World War I created a dramatic increase in demand for industrial nurses. By , industries employed nurses.
With health care no longer merely a charitable contribution, employers had strong financial incentives to reduce job-related injuries. The Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada, was founded to be a professional association for all nurses. It was organized with significant support from the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses, which included only nurses involved in nursing education. The new organization began as an association of the alumnae societies of nursing schools, but it later changed its unit of membership to individual nurses.
In , the association renamed itself the American Nurses Association. The outbreak of the Spanish-American War provided the nursing profession with an opportunity to demonstrate the value of an educated corps of nurses in the military. High troop mortality rates related to disease rather than battle wounds led to a postwar government investigation. The investigating body suggested the creation of a reserve corps of trained nurses for use in future military encounters.
Instead, support for establishing a permanent military nursing service grew. In , Congress authorized the Army Nurse Corps. If you want an exciting and evolving career in healthcare, exploring how to become a nurse could be right for you. Learn more about your options for nursing degrees, licensure and how to stand out in the field.
Clinical nurse leaders are hands-on RNs who also make sure systems like payment structures, institutional policies and data collection are organized in ways that best serve patient safety and care. If you're struggling to decide whether to be a nurse or a teacher, nursing educator careers could be for you.
As a nurse educator, you can apply your clinical nursing experience to the classroom, helping to educate the next generation of nurses.
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Learn more about the Citywide Nurse Residency program. The program includes hours of classroom training as well as hour paid internships at employer partner sites. We currently offer a bilingual track : Delivered in partnership with LaGuardia Community College and the Washington Heights Workforce1 Career Center, the bilingual track of this program is targeted toward English language learners interested in working as medical assistants.
Participants in this track receive English language training in addition to the MA classroom training and internship. Applications for this program are currently closed.
Learn more about the bilingual track. Complete our interest form to be notified when applications open. The program prepares participants to work in the billing and revenue cycle departments of medical organizations to help them receive reimbursement for their services. Applications are currently closed.
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