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Nurse Training Act of 1964. Program Review Report. Publication n No. 1740.
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Secretary of
This report of the Program Review Committee appointed by the
fields of nursing,
Health, Education, and Welfare and consisting of leaders from the
higher education,
hospital administration, medical practice, economics, secondary and
of the Nurse
and the general public, was undertaken in compliance with a requirement
of
Training Adt of 1964. The Committee considered: (1) the increasing complexity
for change in the future, (2)
nursing practice and nursing education and implications
and
the joint responsibility of schools, hospitals and health agencies, communities,
prepared personnel, and (3) the
government to produce adequate numbers of well
Major sections_
accomplishments of the Nurse Training Act and desirable modifications.
Trends and
of the report are: (1) Nursing Today, (2) Practice, (3) Education, (4)
Issues, (5) Nurse Training Act of 1964, (6) Accreditation, and (7) The
Future.
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Recommendations relate to construction of educational facilities, basic support
of nursing, development and improvement of curriculums and
new and existing schools
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instruction, assistance to students, support for planning and recruitment, support
research, and
consultative services and implementation of the Act, support for
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No. 1740
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December 1967
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Program Review Committee for Nurse Training Act of 1964
(Pablic Law 88-581)
WILLIAM R. WILLARD, M.D., D.P.H., Chairman
Vice President for the Medical Center
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Ky.
KENNETH L. EDWARDS, Ph. D.
ELLA W. ALLISON, R.N., M.S. Ed.
President
Director of Nursing
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Illinois Central College
Peoria, Ill.
Philadelphia, Pa.
RAY E. BROWN, M.B.A.
Jo ELEANOR &Lion, R.N., M.A.
Executive Vice President
Director of Nursing Programs
Affiliated Hospitals Center
Western Interstate Commission
Boston, Mass.
for Higher Education
Boulder, Colo.
JOSEPHINE M. COPPEDGE, R.N., M.S.
Director, School of Nursing
MAIUORIE J. ELMORE, R.N., Ed. D.
Kaiser Foundation
Dean and Professor
Oakland, Calif.
Orvis School of Nursing
University of Nevada
GEORGEEN H. DECHOW, R.N., M.S. N.E.
Reno, Nev.
Director,Department of Nursing
Manatee Junior College
EDNA A. FAGAN, R.N., M.A.
Bradenton, Fla.
Assistant Administrator
Nebraska Methodist Hospital
THELMA DODDS, R.N., B.S. N. Ed.
Omaha, Nebr.
Director of Nursing
The Charles T. Miller Hospital
FRANK F. FURSTENBERG, M.D.
St. Paul, Minn.
Medical Director
Outpatient Department
NEWMAN H. Dyer, M.D., M.P.H.
Sinai Hospital
State Director of Health
Baltimore, Md.
Charleston, W. Va.
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CLOTILDE P. GARCIA, M.D.
ROZELLA SCHLOTFELDT, R.N., Ph. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Dean, School of Nursing
Corpus Christi, Tex.
Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
BOISPEUILLET JONES, L.L.B.
President
LAURA L. SIMMS, R.N., Ed. D.
Ernest and Emily Woodruff
Department Head in Surgical Nursing
Foundation
New York Hospital, and
Atlanta, Ga.
Associate Professed- of Nursing
ASA S. KNOWLES, A.M.
Cornell University-New York
President
Hospital School of Nursing
Northeastern University
New York, N.Y.
Boston, Mass.
MARY F. LISTON, R.N., Ed. D.
DOROTHY M. SMITH, R.N., M. Ed.
Dean of Nursing
Dean, School of Nursing
The Catholic University of America
University of Florida
Washington, D.C.
Gainesville, Fla.
ALICE MICKELWAIT, B.A.
JOHN D. THOMPSON, MS.
The Highlands
ProfessorDirector
Seattle, Wash.
Program in Hospital Administration
RITA M. MURPHY, R.N., M.S. in N.
School of Medicine
Director
Yale University
Public Health Nursing Service
New Haven, Conn.
Community Health Service
Rhode Island Department of Health
RICHARD L. TOMBAUGH, M.S.
Providence, RI.
Director of Financial Aids
Purdue University
MAUREEN B. NEUBERGER, B.A.
Former Senator from Oregon
Lafayette, Ind.
National Council on Status
of Women
DONALD E. YETT, B.A.
The Department of Labor
Director
Washington, D.C.
Human Resources Research Center
Graduate Schoel of Business
BERNARD S. PROCTOR, Ph. D.
Administration
Professor of Industrial Arts
Cheyney State College
University of Southern California
Cheyney, Pa.
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Public Health Service
Stall to the Committee
Ogice of Director, Division of Nursing
JESSIE M. SCOTT, Director
GRETCHEN A. OSGOOD, Assistant Director
EDITH N. RkTHBUN, Special Assistant to the Director
JEAN M. CROUSE, Public Health Analyst-
ARTHUR TESTOFF, Chief, Statistical Services
Program Review Unit
GLADYS KINIERY, Chief
GLADYS MCGREGOR, Nurse Consultant
Nurse Education and Training Branch
ALICE HERZIG, Chief
DOROTHY E. REESE, Chief, Construction Grants Section
CONSTANCE HOLLERAN, Chief, Project Grants Section
MARGARET DENHAM, Chief, T raining Grants Section
HELEN L. ROBERTS, Acting Chief, Training Grants Section
Manpower Analysis and Resources Branch
EUGENE LEVINE, Chief
HELEN H. HUDSON, Public Health Analyst
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Act of
DISCRIbIINATION PROMBUEDTitle VI of the Civil Rights
shall, on the ground
1964 states: "No person in the United States
participation in,
of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from
discrimination under
be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
receiving Federal financial assistance."
any program or activity
Therefore, the Nurse Training Act of 1964, like every program or
the Department of
activity receiving Federal assistance from
compliance
Health, Education, and Welfare, must be operated in
with this law.
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Preface
The Nurse Training Act of 1964 was the response of Congress to some of the
recommendations set forth by the Surgeon General's Consultant Group on Nursing in
1963. This Act required that a report be submitted to Congress by January 1, 1968,
reviewing the programs authorized by the legislation and making recommendations with
To carry out
respect to the continuation, extension, or modification of the programs.
this statutory requirement, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare appointed
The Committee consisted of dis-
a Program Review Committee in the spring of 1967.
tinguished leaders from the fields of nursing, hospital administration, medical practice,
economics, secondary and higher education, and the general public. This document is
the report of the Program Review Committee.
The Committee carefully considered the various provisions of the Nurse Training
Act and the statistical evidence documenting its accomplishments and shortcomings.
The Committee reviewed the criteria established by the Surgeon General's Consultant
Group on Nursing in 1963 for determining national needs and goals and made full
Group in evaluating the Nurse Training Act.
use of the documentation provided by that
The Committee also considered the experience of the Division of Nursing, U.S. Public
Health Service, in the administration of the Act. Furthermore, the Committee directed
its attention to the scientific, technological, and social forces at work in our rapidly
changing society as they affect nursing and the delivery of health services in an effort
national goals. In the few
to more adequately forecast future needs and to redefine
short years since the Report of the Surgeon General's Consultant Group on Nursing
happened to justify such a redefinition.
was published, a great deal has
Nursing education has made considerable progress with the impetus of the Nurse
Training Act, but the full impact of the legislation cannot be assessed for some time
of time to complete new buildings and renovation
to come. Schools need a longer period
grad-
projects, to develop and implement programs of curriculum improvement, and to
The figures indicate, however,
uate students who are receiving financial assistance.
that this Federal assistance has stimulated much needed activity for the enlargement
stimulated
and improvement of nursing education programs. In addition, the Act has
cooperative projects and exchange of information among schools, all of which share
the benefits. The ultimate accomplishments of the Nurse Training Act will thus be
compounded and realized in future years.
In face of the rapidly changing national picture in the demand for and delivery
of modern health care, the Program Review Committee was impressed with the accom-
plishments of the Nurse Training Act. The Committee recommends continuation and a
marked expansion of the Act and a number of modifications in order to meet the present
and future national needs for nursing.
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Contents
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Preface
Summary and Recommendations
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9
Nursing Today
15
Practice
19
Education
23
Trends and Issues
29
Nurse Training Act of 1964
47
Accreditation
51
The Future
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Appendil: A.Figures and Tables
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Appendix B.Proposal of National Commission on Accrediting
Appendix Figures
Page
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1. Preparation for administration, supervision, and teaching, 1967
of em-
2. Percentage distribution of registered nurses in various fields
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ployment, by educational preparae.:n, 1967
of
3. Supply of nurses in 1967 and projections for 1970 and 1975, by type
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educational preparation
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4. Admissions to initial nursing education programs
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5. Total admissions and initial programs of nursing education,
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