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education and nursing services for 1954 The ANA established a committee on
the first half of the century. The rec- research and Studies to plan, to promote,
H ommendations led to much research and to guide research and studies relat-
during the next 10 years, for example, ing to the functions of the ANA (1968
studies on nursing functions, nursing published) ANA Guidelines in ethical
teams, practical nurses, role and atti- Values.
tude studies, nurse technicians, and 1955 The ANA established the American
nurse–patient relationships. Other Nurses’ Foundation, a center for
studies rooted in the Brown report research to receive and administer
were on the hospital environment funds and grants for nursing research.
and economic security as well as the The foundation conducts its own pro-
report Nursing Schools at Mid-Century, grams of research and provides con-
from the National committee for the sultation to nursing students, research
Improvement of Nursing Services. The facilities, and others engaged in
Division of Nursing resources (now nursing research. Twenty Thousand
the Division of Nursing) of the USpHS Nurses Tell Their Story was published.
conducted statewide surveys and devel- The Nursing research Grants and
oped manuals and tools for nursing Fellowship programs of the Division
research. Major breakthroughs in nurs- of Nursing, USpHS, were established
ing research were made by such stud- to stimulate and provide financial sup-
ies as (a) patient satisfaction, (b) patient port for research investigators and
classification studies, and (c) problem- nursing research education.
oriented record. These studies laid the 1956 The study of Patient Care and Patient
groundwork for nursing research for Satisfaction in 60 Hospitals was published.
the next 2 decades. 1957 The Department of Nursing, estab-
1949 The ANA conducted its first national lished at Walter reed Army Institute of
inventory of professional registered research, provided opportunities for
Nurses in the United States and growth in military nursing research.
puerto rico. An Interim classification The Western Interstate commission
of Schools of Nursing Offering Basic for Higher education sponsored the
programs was prepared with classifica- Western Interstate council on Higher
tions I, II, and III according to specific education for Nursing to improve the
criteria. quality of higher education for nurs-
1950 The National Nursing Accrediting ing in the western United States, focus
Service established a system for accred- on preparing nurses for research, and
iting schools of nursing. develop new scientific knowledge
1952 The journal Nursing Research was pub- and communicate research findings.
lished in June 1952. It was the ANA’s Other such groups were the Southern
first official journal for reporting nurs- regional education Board, the New
ing and health research. england Board of Higher education,
1953 leo Simmons and Virginia Henderson the Midwest Alliance in Nursing, and
published a survey and assessment of the Mid-Atlantic regional Nurses
nursing research, which classified and Association.
evaluated research in nursing during 1959 The National league for Nursing
the precious decade. Teachers college, (NlN) research and Studies (later the
columbia University, established the Division of research) was established
Institute of research and Service in to conduct research, to provide consul-
Nursing education under Helen Bunge. tations to NlN staff, and to maintain