By 81. May 8th is National Student Nurses’ Day.
82. According to a 2001 World Health Organization report, the number of psychiatric nurses in developed countries is about 33.5 per 100,000 persons.
83. The first week of May is National Hospital Week and Health Care Administrators’ Week.
84. In the various U.S. Military branches, approximately one-third of all nurses are male.
85. In 2000, there were 57,954 school nurses looking out for the health of 52 million students.
86. The Nurses Registration Act of 1919 established the first oversight of nursing training and standards in Great Britain.
87. There were 885 existing associate’s degrees for nursing programs in the U.S. in 2002, comprising 32.0% of all registered nurses.
88. According to the latest data available to the World Health Organization, the United States has a ratio of 972 nurses per 100,000 people, or about the same as Germany and Uzbekistan.
89. In a 2001 survey done by the ANA/NursingWorld.com, 51% of nurses said they worked an average of 41 to 60 hours per week.
90. Mary Seacole, a self-taught nurse, was famous for establishing a hotel for invalids close to the front during the Crimean War.
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