VPH Celebrates National Nurses Week

VPH recently hosted its Nurses Week celebration, which culminated with the annual Nurses

Banquet Breakfast on May 13. Every year, VPH honors all of its nurse professionals by promoting

milestone nursing accomplishments, honoring standout nurses and holding its Inspirational

Keynote Breakfast.

The breakfast banquet featured special presentations by Gus Valdespino, President & CEO, Lori

Burnell, Senior Vice President & CNO, and Liz Jazwiec, RN, a nationally renowned speaker, strategist

and author.

Liz Jazwiec presented a motivational message regarding the greatness in nursing as a profession,

and the importance of quality patient care.

“When I was first asked to find one great thing that happened during each shift in the ER, I had

trouble identifying what I perceived to be great,” said Jazwiec. “But then it hit me. While I was

waiting for something extraordinary to happen, I realized that greatness in nursing is found in the

everyday things we do. Great patient care will leave a lasting impression on people. As nurses, we

will never know the reach our impact has on people.”

Here are some photos from the Nurses Week events:

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1820’s – Florence Nightingale was born

1830’s – First trained nurses arrived in Sydney, they were five Sisters of Charity

1840’s – Dorothea Dix testified to the New Jersey legislature regarding the state’s poor treatment of patients with mental illness

1850’s – Florence Nightingale, a pioneer of modern nursing

o began her training as a nurse at the Institute of St Vincent de Paul at Alexandria, Egypt

o appointed as Superintendent of Nursing Staff o and 38 volunteer nurses go to Turkey to care for injured of Crimean War o provided statistics about the sick and wounded to a physician o published her views on nursing care in “Notes on Nursing”

1860’s –The American Civil War – American Nurse Corps is created 1870’s – Formal nursing training programs were established

o Linda Richards graduated from the New England Hospital for Women and Children Training School for Nurses and officially becomes America’s first trained nurse.

o The first nursing school in the United States, based on Florence Nightingale's principles of nursing, opens at Bellevue Hospital, New York City.

o Mary Eliza Mahoney graduates from the New England Hospital for Women and Children Training School for Nurses and becomes the first black professional nurse in the U.S

1880’s – Clara Barton becomes the first president of the American Red Cross

- The Nightingale, the first American Nursing Journal is published - The monthly journal, The Trained Nurse begins publication in Buffalo, New York

1890’s – The American Nurses Association held its first meeting in February as the

“Associated Alumnae of Trained Nurses of the United States and Canada” 1900’s – New York City Board of Education hired Lina Rogers Struthers as North America’s

first school nurse. 1910’s – Florence Nightingale died at the age of 90 1920’s - Yale School of Nursing became the first autonomous school of nursing in the U.S.

with its own dean, faculty, budget, and degree meeting the standards of the University. The curriculum was based on an educational plan rather than on hospital service needs

- Mary Breckinridge, the founder of the Frontier Nursing Service, traveled 700 miles

on horseback surveying the health needs of rural Kentuckians

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1930’s - The Nurses Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery is erected in Section 21 (the

"Nurses Section") to honor nurses who served in the armed forces during World War I. Over 600 nurses are buried at Arlington

World War II – 1939-1945

- Over 59,000 American women serve in the U.S. Army Corps - Over 11,000 women serve in the United States Navy Nurse Corps

1940’s – The first baccalaureate nursing program in the Commonwealth of Virginia was created at the Hampton University School of Nursing.

– The first baccalaureate nursing program in the State of Alabama was established at Tuskegee University under the leadership of Dr. Lillian H. Harvey, Dean.

– The National Health Service was launched on July 5.

– Mary Elizabeth Carnegie was the first African American elected to the board of the Florida Nurses Association with the right to speak and vote

1950’s - The National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses merged with the American Nurses Association

- Hildegard Peplau presented Interpersonal Relations Theory - The National Students Nurses' Association (NSNA) was established - One of the first PhD programs in nursing was offered at the University of

Pittsburgh. - Elizabeth Lipford Kent became the first African American to earn a PhD in nursing. - The Columbia University School of Nursing was the first in the U.S. to grant a master's degree in a clinical nursing specialty

1960’s - The first Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was established

– The establishment of the first nurse practitioner (NP) role, developed jointly by a nurse educator and a physician at the University of Colorado

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1970’s - Yale Nursing School dean Florence Wald et al. found Connecticut Hospice, launching the hospice movement in the U.S

– Roy Adaptation Theory published, Sister Callista Roy nursing theorist

– Barbara Nichols is the first African American nurse to be elected president of the American Nurses Association.[17]

– 1978 – Elizabeth Carnegie is the first black to be elected president of the American Academy of Nursing.[17]

– 1979 – The first iteration of a clinical doctorate, a nursing doctorate (ND), was established at Case Western Reserve University.

– 1979 – Dr. Watson's first book published, based on her theory of caring.(Parker & Smith 2010)

1980’s – In the U.S. the MSN degree became the required degree for advanced practice nurse certification. Nurse Practitioners with certificates were grandfathered in. The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) first required a master's degree in order to sit for the boards in 1999.

– Viola Davis Brown of Kentucky was the first African American nurse to lead a state office of public health nursing in the United States

– The Roper, Logan and Tierney model of nursing, based upon the activities of daily living, is published.

– Florence Nightingale Trust was created where they had Florence Nightingales letters, artifacts and publications made viewable to the public and protected at the 'Florence Nightingale Museum'.[57]

The importance of human rights in nursing is made explicit in a statement adopted by the International Council of Nurses.

1990’s - Eddie Bernice Johnson is the first nurse elected to the U.S. Congress.

– Elnora D. Daniel is the first African American nurse elected president of a major university, Chicago State University.

– The first doctor of philosophy degree program in nursing for a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) is founded at Hampton University School of Nursing. This doctoral program is unique in that it is the only doctoral program in the country that focuses on family and family-related nursing research.

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2000’s - The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) recommends that all advanced practice nurses earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.

- The National Council of State Boards of Nursing initiated its Nursing License Compact which allows an RN who holds a license in one Compact state (USA), to work in another Compact state without having that state's license. (As of 2015 there are twenty-four Compact states and four with pending legislation to join.)

- National Council for State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) issues final report: "NCSBN Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification & Education"

- 2009 – Carnegie Foundation released the results of its study of nursing education,

"Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation” - 2010 – Institute for the Future of Nursing (IFN) releases evidence-based

recommendations to lead change for improved health care.

- VPH celebrates National Nurses Week; 5 Nurses were selected by their peers as stand out practitioners:

Clinical Excellence- Christina Rodriquez, RN, Emergency Department Mentoring and Teaching- Lesly Ghiglino, RN, BSN, Telemetry Services Patient Advocacy and Compassion- Debbie Denton, RN, BSN, Women’s

Services Rising Star- Ramil Lim, RN, BSN, Critical Care Services Teamwork- Anna Mae Scouller, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit