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The Nurses Registration Act 1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5.c. 94) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom.. It set up the General Nursing Council, and was the culmination of a long campaign led by Ethel Gordon Fenwick to establish a register of nurses.
Healthcare reform in the United States has had a long history.Reforms have often been proposed but have rarely been accomplished. In 2010, landmark reform was passed through two federal statutes: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), signed March 23, 2010, [1] [2] and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (), which amended the PPACA and became law on March ...
On November 7, 2009, the House passed their version of a health insurance reform bill, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, 220–215, but this did not become law. On December 24, 2009, the Senate passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. [119] [120] President Obama signed this into law in March 2010.
Nov. 2—Southwestern Community College's nursing program is appreciative of the efforts by Iowa Rep. Zach Nunn. It just hopes more can be put into the country's community college system. Nunn (IA ...
Nurse licensure is the process by which various regulatory bodies, usually a Board of Nursing, regulate the practice of nursing within its jurisdiction. The primary purpose of nurse licensure is to grant permission to practice as a nurse after verifying the applicant has met minimal competencies to safely perform nursing activities within nursing's scope of practice.
Dec. 20—New Mexico Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., introduced legislation last week that would authorize $5 billion over 10 years in federal grants for public health nurses in state, local and ...
Nurses and unions have long pushed for standards, including establishing a minimum patient-to-nurse ratio, and supporters say the COVID crisis has only compounded the problems faced by caregivers.
The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) was passed by the United States Congress in 1990 as an amendment to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.Effective on December 1, 1991, this legislation required many hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, hospice providers, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and other health care institutions to provide information about ...