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51 relations: AFL–CIO, Agnes Jones, American Civil War, American Red Cross, American Red Cross Nursing Service, Annie Warburton Goodrich, Cadet Nurse Corps, California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, Clara Barton, Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, Daughters of the American Revolution, Dillard University, Dorothea Dix, Florida A&M University, For-profit hospital, General Education Board, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, History of medicine in the United States, History of nursing, Isabel Hampton Robb, Jane Delano, John D. Lankenau, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Lankenau Medical Center, Linda Richards, List of nursing journals, Lutheran Church in America, Mary Adelaide Nutting, Mary Ann Bickerdyke, Mary Livermore, Medicine in the American Civil War, National Nurses United, New England Hospital for Women and Children, Nurse education, Nursing, Nursing school, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Registered nurse, Sara Josephine Baker, Sarah Emma Edmonds, Sarah Palmer Young, Spanish flu, Spanish–American War, Susan Mokotoff Reverby, Trade union, United American Nurses, United States Air Force Nurse Corps, United States Army Nurse Corps, United States Navy Nurse Corps, United States Sanitary Commission, ..., William Passavant. Expand index (1 more) »
AFL–CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is the largest federation of unions in the United States.
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Agnes Jones
Agnes Elizabeth Jones (1832 – 1868) of Fahan, County Donegal, Ireland became the first trained Nursing Superintendent of Liverpool Workhouse Infirmary.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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American Red Cross
The American Red Cross (ARC), also known as the American National Red Cross, is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States.
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American Red Cross Nursing Service
The American Red Cross Nursing Service was organized in 1909 by Jane Arminda Delano (1862-1919).
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Annie Warburton Goodrich
Annie Warburton Goodrich (February 6, 1866 – December 31, 1954) was an American nurse and academic.
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Cadet Nurse Corps
The United States Cadet Nurse Corps was established by the U.S. Congress on June 15, 1943, and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 1, 1943.
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California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC), is a labor union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States.
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Clara Barton
Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was a pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross.
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Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
The Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (Societas Filiarum Caritatis a S. Vincentio de Paulo), called in English the Daughters of Charity or Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent De Paul is a Society of Apostolic Life for women within the Catholic Church.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in the United States' efforts towards independence.
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Dillard University
Dillard University is a private, historically black, liberal arts college in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
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Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802July 17, 1887) was an American activist on behalf of the indigent mentally ill who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American mental asylums.
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Florida A&M University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is a public, historically black university in Tallahassee, Florida.
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For-profit hospital
For-profit hospitals, sometimes referred to as alternatively investor-owned hospitals, are investor-owned chains of hospitals.
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General Education Board
The General Education Board was a philanthropy which was used primarily to support higher education and medical schools in the United States, and to help rural white and black schools in the South, as well as modernize farming practices in the South.
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Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton, is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
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History of medicine in the United States
The history of medicine in the United States focuses on the work of trained professionals from colonial days to the present.
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History of nursing
The word "nurse" originally came from the Latin word "nutrire", meaning to suckle, referring to a wet-nurse; only in the late 16th century did it attain its modern meaning of a person who cares for the infirm.
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Isabel Hampton Robb
Isabel Adams Hampton Robb (1860–1910) was an American nurse theorist, author, nursing school administrator and early leader.
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Jane Delano
Jane Arminda Delano, born March 13, 1862 in Montour Falls, New York – died April 15, 1919 in Savenay, Loire-Atlantique, France, was a nurse and founder of the American Red Cross Nursing Service.
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John D. Lankenau
John Diederich Lankenau (1817–1901) was a German-American businessman and philanthropist, an executor of financier Francis Martin Drexel, and the namesake of Lankenau Medical Center.
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Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) is part of the Johns Hopkins University located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
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Lankenau Medical Center
Lankenau Medical Center is a 331-bed tertiary care, teaching hospital and research institute in Wynnewood, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania.
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Linda Richards
Linda Richards (July 27, 1841 – April 16, 1930) was the first professionally trained American nurse.
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List of nursing journals
This is a list of notable academic journals about nursing.
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Lutheran Church in America
The Lutheran Church in America (LCA) was an American and Canadian Lutheran church body that existed from 1962 to 1987.
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Mary Adelaide Nutting
Mary Adelaide Nutting (November 1, 1858 – October 3, 1948) was an American nurse, educator, and pioneer in the field of hospital care.
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Mary Ann Bickerdyke
Mary Ann Bickerdyke (July 19, 1817 – November 8, 1901), also known as Mother Bickerdyke, was a hospital administrator for Union soldiers during the American Civil War and a lifelong advocate for veterans.
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Mary Livermore
Mary Livermore, born Mary Ashton Rice, (December 19, 1820 – May 23, 1905) was an American journalist, abolitionist, and advocate of women's rights.
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Medicine in the American Civil War
The state of medical knowledge at the time of the Civil War was extremely primitive.
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National Nurses United
National Nurses United (NNU) is the largest organization of registered nurses in the United States.
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New England Hospital for Women and Children
Marie Zakrzewska was born on September 9, 1829 in Berlin.
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Nurse education
Nurse education consists of the theoretical and practical training provided to nurses with the purpose to prepare them for their duties as nursing care professionals.
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Nursing
Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life.
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Nursing school
A nursing school is a type of educational institution, or part thereof, providing education and training to become a fully qualified nurse.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor.
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Registered nurse
A Registered Nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar licensing body to obtain a nursing license.
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Sara Josephine Baker
Sara Josephine Baker (November 15, 1873 – February 22, 1945) was an American physician notable for making contributions to public health, especially in the immigrant communities of New York City.
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Sarah Emma Edmonds
Sarah Emma Edmonds (December 1841 – September 5, 1898), was a Canadian-born woman who is known for serving as a man with the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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Sarah Palmer Young
Sarah Graham Palmer Young (August 19, 1830 - April 6, 1908) worked as a regimental nurse during the American Civil War.
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Spanish flu
The Spanish flu (January 1918 – December 1920), also known as the 1918 flu pandemic, was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus.
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Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War (Guerra hispano-americana or Guerra hispano-estadounidense; Digmaang Espanyol-Amerikano) was fought between the United States and Spain in 1898.
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Susan Mokotoff Reverby
Susan Mokotoff Reverby (born 1946) is a Wellesley College professor.
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Trade union
A trade union or trades union, also called a labour union (Canada) or labor union (US), is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve many common goals; such as protecting the integrity of its trade, improving safety standards, and attaining better wages, benefits (such as vacation, health care, and retirement), and working conditions through the increased bargaining power wielded by the creation of a monopoly of the workers.
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United American Nurses
United American Nurses (UAN) was an American union affiliated with the AFL-CIO.
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United States Air Force Nurse Corps
The U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps ensures the health of military personnel and their family members.
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United States Army Nurse Corps
The United States Army Nurse Corps (AN or ANC) was formally established by the U.S. Congress in 1901.
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United States Navy Nurse Corps
The United States Navy Nurse Corps was officially established by Congress in 1908; however, unofficially, women had been working as nurses aboard Navy ships and in Navy hospitals for nearly 100 years.
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United States Sanitary Commission
The United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the United States Army (Federal /Northern / Union Army) during the American Civil War.
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William Passavant
William Alfred Passavant (October 9, 1821 - June 3, 1894) was a Lutheran minister noted for bringing the Lutheran Deaconess movement to the United States.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_nursing_in_the_United_States
