The American Red Cross Nursing Service was organized in 1909 by
Jane Arminda Delano
Jane Arminda Delano (March 12, 1862 in Montour Falls, New York – April 15, 1919 in Savenay, Loire-Atlantique, France) was a nurse and founder of the American Red Cross Nursing Service.
Personal life
A descendant of one of the first settlers to ...
(1862-1919). A
nurse
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. Nurses may be differentiated from other health c ...
and member of the
American Red Cross, Delano organized the nursing service as the reserve of the
Army Nurse Corps to be ready just before the entry of the United States into
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. Key wartime decisions were made by Delano along with
Mary Adelaide Nutting
Mary Adelaide Nutting (November 1, 1858 – October 3, 1948) was a Canadian nurse, educator, and pioneer in the field of hospital care. After graduating from Johns Hopkins University's first nurse training program in 1891, Nutting helped to found ...
, president of the American Federation of Nurses, and
Annie Warburton Goodrich
Annie Warburton Goodrich (February 6, 1866December 31, 1954) was an American nurse and academic. She was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and grew up in Hartford, Connecticut. Her grandfather was John S. Butler.Judith Schiff,Yale's first fema ...
, dean of the Army School of Nursing.
[Jennifer Casavant Telford, "The American Nursing Shortage during World War I: The Debate over the Use of Nurses' Aids," ''Canadian Bulletin of Medical History'' (2010) 27#1 pp 85-99.]
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History of nursing in the United States
The history of nursing in the United States focuses on the professionalization of nursing since the Civil War.
Origins
Before the 1870s "women working in North American urban hospitals typically were untrained, working class, and accorded lowly ...
Notes
American Red Cross
Nursing organizations in the United States
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