You At Your Best

• According to the latest data available to the World Health Organization, Nepal, Liberia, Central African Republic, Haiti and Bangladesh have, in that order, the lowest ratios of nurses per capita of all nations, ranging from 5.0 to 11.0 nurses per 100,000 people. • The New England Hospital for Women and Children, established in 1862, was the first school for nursing in the U.S. • Juan Ciudad founded the order of the Brothers of Mercy in 1538. (b. 1495. d. 1550.) • The demand for registered nurses is expected to rise 21 to 35 percent through the first decade of the 21st Century. • There were 358 existing Master's of Nursing programs in the U.S. in 2002, comprising 9.1% of all registered nurses. • In a 2001 survey done by the ANA/ NursingWorld.com, 59.4% of nurses expressed fear of getting a severe back injury as one of their top three occupational health concerns. • Around 500 A. D. the Benedictine nursing order was founded by Saint Benedict. • The average annual earnings for registered nurses was $44,840 in 2000. • In 1996, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reported that one million workers are assaulted every year in the workplace and that "most of these assaults occur in service settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, and social service agencies." one out of every four registered nurses works part time. the most visits to emergency rooms occur during the warmer months of the year. In 1783 a black slave named James Derham worked as a nurse in New orleans, eventually earning enough money to buy his freedom and move to Philadelphia, where he studied medicine and became a doctor. Photo source: americacomesalive.com Homer, from odyssey (9th Century, b.C.). Nursing is one of the fastest growing occupations in the U.s. linda Richards became the first nurse to earn a nursing diploma in the United states in 1873. Photo source: nursemanifest.com one out of every five licensed practical nurses works part time. During the months that school is out emergency room visits from children under 14 years old rise by 18 percent. " the charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others. " Statue of Homer, university of Virginia SATURdAY, ApRil 27, 2019 | mAY - BEST nURSES nwAdg.cOm/YOUATYOURBEST | YOU AT YOUR BEST | 9

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