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History

 

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.
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.
The 1st Chairman of the Board was Dr. Robert Bernhard of New Orleans.

The first members of the board were:

Dr. Robert Bernhard, New Orleans

Dr. Paul Abramson, Shreveport     

Dr. Jeff McHugh, Baton Rouge

Dr. Cuthbert J. Brown, New Orleans

Dr. George Wright, Monroe

Miss Christine Causey, New Orleans
Miss Sada Haynes, Shreveport
Mrs. Edna Rosso, New Orleans
Mrs. George Morgan, Shreveport

The 1st LPN school in Louisiana was The Vocational School in Shreveport.
The 1st Executive Secretary was Margaret Lee Waltzer, RN and her salary in 1949 was $250/month.

The 1st LPN license to be issued was to Edna Rosso, LPN.

The 1st licensing examinations were in October of 1949.

260 applicants wrote the 1st exam and there were 4 failures.

In 1948, the newly created board set rules for waivering licensure requirements for those nurses who were in practice.
Applicants for licensure were required to submit a recommendation from 4 physicians with whom they worked for at least one year. 
There were no requirements for formal education.
A total of 2969 licenses were issued by Waiver Act 509 in 1949. 

The waiver clause was removed through legislative amendment in 1954.
 
 

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