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The very first meeting of the
Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners was held at Charity
Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans on Wednesday, January 12, 1949. |
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The 5 members in attendance were
selected from a list submitted to Governor Earl K. Long for approval.
There was 1 absent appointed member and 3 unappointed members giving a
total of 9 board members. |
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The 1st Chairman of the Board was Dr.
Robert Bernhard of New Orleans. |
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The first members of the board were: |
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Dr. Robert Bernhard, New Orleans |
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Dr. Paul Abramson, Shreveport
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Dr. Jeff McHugh, Baton Rouge |
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Dr. Cuthbert J. Brown, New Orleans |
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Dr. George Wright, Monroe |
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Miss Christine Causey, New Orleans |
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Miss Sada Haynes, Shreveport |
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Mrs. Edna Rosso, New Orleans |
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Mrs. George Morgan, Shreveport |
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The 1st LPN school in Louisiana was
The Vocational School in Shreveport. |
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The 1st Executive Secretary was
Margaret Lee Waltzer, RN and her salary in 1949 was $250/month. |
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The 1st LPN license to be issued was
to Edna Rosso, LPN. |
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The 1st licensing examinations were
in October of 1949. |
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260 applicants wrote the 1st exam
and there were 4 failures. |
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In 1948, the newly created board set
rules for waivering licensure requirements for those nurses who were in
practice. |
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Applicants for licensure were
required to submit a recommendation from 4 physicians with whom they worked
for at least one year. |
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There were no requirements for
formal education. |
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A total of 2969 licenses were issued
by Waiver Act 509 in 1949. |
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The waiver clause was removed
through legislative amendment in 1954. |
