HR 26 – AS INTRODUCED
2014 SESSION
08/05
HOUSE RESOLUTION 26
A RESOLUTION honoring and recognizing the Cadet Nurse Corps.
SPONSORS: Rep. Harding, Graf 13; Rep. Bickford, Straf 3; Rep. C. McGuire, Merr 29; Rep.?French, Merr 6; Rep. Carey, Merr 26; Rep. Lauer, Graf 15; Rep. Tanner, Sull 9
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This resolution honors and recognizes the Cadet Nurse Corps.
14-2545
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
A RESOLUTION honoring and recognizing the Cadet Nurse Corps.
Whereas, in 1943, as World War II progressed, a critical need and demand for nurses developed and the federal government recognized that a highly trained corps of nurses would be an acceptable way to increase nursing school enrollment; and
Whereas, the federal government, through The Nurse Training Act, which was signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, established the Cadet Nurse Corps to compensate for the shortage of nurses exacerbated by World War II; and
Whereas, 124,065 nurses graduated from the Cadet Nurse Corps between 1943-1948, including young women from New Hampshire, making the Cadet Nurse Corps one of the largest and most productive federal nursing programs in history; and
Whereas, the uniformed young women who joined the Cadet Nurse Corps were granted scholarships and stipends in exchange for providing members of the military and others nursing services for the duration of the war; and
Whereas, cadets served in veterans hospitals, Indian reservations, understaffed civil hospitals, the public health service, and the military; and
Whereas, Cadet nurses comprised approximately 80 percent of American hospital nurse staffing at the height of the war, and were credited with sustaining the hospital infrastructure of the United?States during this time of critical need; and
Whereas, the Cadet Nurse Corps left an enduring legacy of elevated standards for nursing education across the United States, helping to ensure optimal nursing care for the citizens of the New Hampshire and other states; and
Whereas, the Cadet Nurse Corps’ policies on inclusiveness played a significant role in breaking down social barriers that existed at the time, thereby paving the way for rich diversity in a profession that today is well positioned to meet the needs of a changing population; and
Whereas, in 1946 after the war ended, the Cadet Nurse Corps program was terminated, leaving many women unemployed and their contributions to the home front unrecognized; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives:
The House of Representatives honors and recognizes the invaluable courage and contributions to America provided by the Cadet Nurse Corps, particularly those from New Hampshire; and
That the house clerk forward official copies of this resolution to all the members of the New?Hampshire congressional delegation.