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History |
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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 | ||||
| Miss Sada Haynes, Shreveport | ||||
| Mrs. Edna Rosso, New Orleans | ||||
| 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. | |||